A woman charged with murdering her husband in west Auckland said she feared for her own safety and she'd "had enough" after he allegedly tried to throttle her, a jury has been told.

Two teenagers are seriously ill in Middlemore Hospital with extensive burns after a gas cylinder is thought to have exploded in their faces.

Zero-waste design is a means of creating clothes that minimises fabric disposal. At the forefront of this move is Holly McQuillan. Viva finds out more.

Maurice Williamson's comments that opponents of land sales to foreigners were sometimes being racist was a case of humour backfiring, John Key said today.

A witness to a bridge-swinging event where an 18-year-old student fell to her death broke down in tears while giving evidence in court today.

A neighbourly dispute may have led to a shot being fired in west Auckland, say police.

Auckland couple offered vouchers after finding blood in a Burger King meal.

Aisling Symes' family say they will visit the parents of a toddler crushed by a brick wall just 3km from where their daughter died.

Police have named the toddler who was crushed by a brick wall in west Auckland today.

The dream of first home ownership will be made easier by Prime Minister John Key's likely tax reforms, economists said today.

A West Auckland family with no money to spare are dreading the thought of a GST increase.

Two women were car-jacked at gunpoint while sitting in a McDonalds carpark in the early hours of this morning.