The woman accused of murdering Onehunga girl Maggie Watson can now be names as her mother, Evelyn Sen.

Shuttle buses in operation after track fault disrupts train services.

Missing 14-year-old Faith Nevalagi found after she was last seen about midnight on Saturday in Onehunga.

An Onehunga property owner has been fined $30,000 for building a garage without a resource consent.

A group of young men smashed their way into a 2degrees store with a car early today before cleaning out the stock and fleeing on foot.

An instructor at an Auckland pool and leisure centre has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition following a medical emergency this evening.

Police yet to identify teen believed to be behind a series of indecent assaults in Onehunga.

Auckland is embarking on a massive regeneration project that aims to transform many of its suburban centres.

A waterfront development along the lines of Wynyard Quarter is planned at the port at Onehunga on the Manukau Harbour.

A man who was trapped in his crashed car beneath live wires for almost two hours probably would have died even if there wasn't a delay in treating him, a coroner has found.

Four-year-old Maggie Watson was found dead in the Onehunga house she shared with her mum. Police believe she was killed.

"I love the extensive grounds of my house but I need the time to concentrate on my work" says the full-time writer and broadcaster.

The four-year-old girl found dead in her Onehunga home has been remembered by her grandparents as "Angel Maggie".

Maggie Watson died in unexplained circumstances inside the Onehunga home she lived in with her mother, Evelyn Sen, early on August 7.

The quiet street of Moana Ave was in mourning tonight, with about 50 friends and neighbours at a candlelight vigil for Maggie Watson.

The four-year-old girl found dead in her Auckland home has been named as Maggie Watson as police investigate the mystery.

Police investigating the death of a four-year-old girl say new tests are needed to solve the mystery of the tragedy.

A high-performing, predominantly Maori and Pasifika school says it is being snubbed by locals because of its low decile and "brown" community.

Police are still searching for the person responsible for a brutal attack on an elderly Auckland couple last night.

A house has been destroyed by fire in the central Auckland suburb of Onehunga this morning.

Two children have been reported missing from Onehunga area, Auckland. The children, Summah (pronounced Summer) and Isaiah Brown were last seen with their family at the Onehunga mall at around 1.15pm this afternoon.

The heartbroken mother of a man who died in a car crash while power lines prevented his rescue says she lies awake at night visualising his painful death.

A raft of new policies have been introduced in the wake of a fatal car crash in which a man died in front of rescuers eyes as they waited for power lines to be switched off.

An electrical engineer tasked with cutting power to a crash site where a man lay trapped inside his car, surrounded by power lines, did not call an operations centre for help despite being unable to find a substation for about an hour.

A senior fire fighter was "grasping at straws" as he asked a power company engineer to cut electricity to an Auckland suburb as they tried to reach a dying man.

The rescue of a man was delayed by about an hour by live power lines, a coroner has heard.

The death of a 6-year-old girl in a house fire in Auckland today has led to calls for matches to be kept away from children.