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.

A fire has badly damaged a restaurant called Masterchef Kitchen in Panmure this morning.

A fire has badly damaged a restaurant called Masterchef Kitchen in Panmure this morning.

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 38-year-old accused of murdering a man on New Year's Day will face trial next year.

A man gunned down in his home was dumped at a hospital as carloads of rowdy partygoers - including his partner - fled the house before police arrived.

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.

Suburban bee-keeping is sure to get neighbours squawking, explains Wendyl Nissen.

Parks aren't just for the children, with many offering exercise equipment to keep all ages happy, writes Susan Edmunds.