Mayor Phil Goff declared war on illegal dumping in a bruising Facebook post last month.

Police say the man was assaulted late in the evening.

Two Auckland Tribesmen will spend at least a decade in jail after 'senseless' attack.

New actor lands lead in Teina Pora movie straight out of drama school.

The girl is of Tongan descent and is wearing a pink checked top and black pants.

Union says NZ vocational education is in crisis as jobs go at another technical institute

The violent clashes between young men waving Samoan and Tongan flags are unwelcome.

Those arrested were part of a crowd of up to 200 people, police said.

Almost 200 schools in deprived parts of NZ have on-site health clinics. We visit one.

15-year-old's fatal crash highlights the dangers of choosing to flee, say police.

Man is dead and two women are in hospital after a car fleeing police crashed into a tree.

Jim Sinclair is imploring Otara residents to take action against violent crime.

"A storm is brewing," Otara youth worker says, following shooting of three people.

Three people believed to be in the car that the gunshots were fired from remain at large.

"It makes me scared for my family. I'm scared they might come to the house."

Two of the victims of a drive-by shooting in Otara remain in hospital this morning.

Supporters of the defendants shook their heads and quietly cried.

The Green Party is downplaying the risk of putting Metiria Turei back in the spotlight.

Out on the campaign trail English heads to Christchurch while Ardern goes to Otara.

If you've got mushrooms growing inside, you've got some serious damp problems.

Slugs, mould and now slimy mushrooms have infested Nicole Jenkins' state home.

A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Aucklander 'Isileli Palu.

A Samoan politician says her skin colour led to discrimination at a conference in Auckland

A fatal crash in South Auckland could have been much worse, church says.

Fire trucks and ambulance attending crash near Ormiston and East Tamaki Rds intersection.

The Otara Subway was robbed just after 7pm.

Geoff Lamb is paying several thousand dollars a year to remove illegally dumped rubbish.

Bulging Auckland schools will get 41 new classrooms costing $21 million.

One person is dead and another critical after an incident at an Otara property.

Drink distributors have agreed to sell only water in NZ primary and intermediate schools.