A manhunt has been launched and two men are seriously injured after a stabbing at the Unitec campus in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert this afternoon.

The man police accuse of murdering two people at a multi-million dollar Auckland mansion last month says he acted in self defence and "emphatically denies" murder charges, his lawyer says.

Auckland pharmacist Grant Gillard says he is relieved a traumatic and tragic event is behind him after police told him today he would not be charged over the death of a burglar he confronted last year.

Once a doctor's home, this revamped grande dame is in excellent heart.

The man charged with two murders in a $3 million mansion is also facing a separate Serious Fraud Office case.

The identity of a man accused of two murders in a $2 million mansion can now be revealed. Name suppression was lifted on a 51-year-old who was charged with the murders of two men in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert.

The names of two men murdered in a $2 million mansion can now be revealed but the identity of their alleged killer remained suppressed in court this morning.

A man charged with a double murder in Auckland has had his name suppressed so his children can be told of the charges. He will reappear in court on Monday.

No charges have been laid following the deaths of two men at a central Auckland mansion, but a man is assisting police with their inquiries.

Police have launched a double homicide investigation after two men were killed at at a multi-million dollar mansion in the Auckland suburb of Mt Albert today. A resident of the property is helping police with their enquiries.

Fabulously old-fashioned, galas are still an important date on the school calendar, writes Gill South.

If the kids are city slickers, get visit a local petting farm to get them in touch with some of New Zealand's favourite animals.

We sent our two experts out to find Auckland's best playgrounds. Diana Clement reports back.