A pregnant woman says she felt ashamed and on the verge of tears after being told she was wearing "inappropriate" swimwear at a public swimming pool.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

Teenager to face jury trial in Panmure carjacking case.

Police in Auckland are hunting a man for breaching prison release conditions.

The 65-year-old woman who was viciously beaten during a carjacking in Auckland is still unable to talk to police due to the injuries she sustained during the attack.

Police continue to hunt for two young women who bashed a 65-year-old woman in what officers described as being an act of extreme violence.

Detectives are investigating the incident after a man was shot in the back and another injured in the arm at a party.

About 70 children will have to move out of their Ellerslie preschool at the end of this term to make way for a planned retirement village.

Serious weathertightness issues have been found at the popular Eastcliffe Retirement Village in Orakei and repairs to the buildings will cost $12 million and take five years to fix.

Police have confirmed that the body of Panmure man Dean Phillips has been found and identified.

Police have identified the man who died in a Panmure apartment fire yesterday.

Two fires have claimed the lives of four people today, prompting the Fire Service to warn people that all blazes can be dangerous, regardless of size.

One person has died in an apartment fire in Auckland's Panmure this afternoon.

The man found dead in an Auckland home yesterday was a 19-year-old from Whanganui.

A 10-year-old girl who ran away from her Panmure home after an argument last night has been found.

A $200 million loan plus ownership of state houses worth $1.2 billion have given the Tamaki Redevelopment Company clear financial clout.

The Police armed offender squad searched a house in the Auckland suburb of Panmure this morning looking for a man who fired a gun in an incident yesterday.

Nathan Albert bled to death alone on the side of an Auckland road during the early hours of New Year’s Day 2013. Now his killer has been jailed for life.

A man who witnessed a car drive down a wharf and plunge into the Tamaki River in Auckland last night says he felt helpless as he watched the vehicle sink.

Police investigating a homicide in the early hours of New Year's Day want to speak with a taxi driver who picked up Nathan Albert shortly before he was killed.

The 27-year-old man who died a "violent death'' in Auckland early on New Year's Day has been identified as Papatoetoe resident Nathan Albert.

Family connections are a big part of Panmure's appeal for Awhina Rawiri, daughter Alysha and grandson Kingston who live together, minutes away from the Waipuna Basin in Panmure. Auckland Museum educator Awhina tells Melanie Cooper her ties to the suburb.