A driver accused of deliberately swerving into a woman's oncoming car has been cleared of her murder. Faaotaota Faaotaota was instead convicted of manslaughter, a charge he had admitted.

One witness has told a murder trial the accused was kissing his girlfriend before he crashed into a car, and another that they were arguing.

A man accused of murdering a woman by deliberately swerving into her car said he "might as well" kill himself, a court had been told.

The first Auckland Council has been decided, and it has a centre-left look about it, which will make life easier for Super Mayor Len Brown.

Manurewa mother Lisa Bowden wants to work but she faces the classic solo parent's problem - who will look after the children?

A number of suburban streets gave the CBD a run for its money in the noise stakes.

The brother of the man who killed liquor store owner Navtej Singh has been sentenced over an aggravated robbery of a tinnie house a day before the fatal shooting.

Bruce Emery, jailed for killing tagger Pihema Cameron, is suffering from stress and depression and can't yet be released from prison,

A new bottle store licence has angered residents of one of Auckland's poorest suburbs after it was 'sneaked through'.

A south Auckland liquor store was gutted by fire when a stolen car was driven into the building early this morning.