Police descend on Papakura town centre following serious incident
An injured person has been rushed to hospital.
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'Most severe neglect seen in years': Dog found starving, flea-ridden, injured and weeks from death
A man and woman have been sentenced to community service, banned from owning pets.
Baby in 'unexplained' death at Papakura house
Police were called to the property in the early hours of the morning.
New green food scrap bins: Apartment owners fear exploding numbers
"Bins don't suit apartments and multi-unit dwellings as well as suburban areas."
Auckland’s $870 million rail project to lure tens of thousands onto trains
The rail corridor will eventually be home to 130,000 people in South Auckland.
Catalytic converter theft sparked huge car business fire
An investigation has outlined the damage and cause of a devastating car yard fire.
501 deportee's prison term extended after explosives, detonator found in home
Police found the explosives, often used for mining, during a search of his home.
‘Heartbroken’: Five of 10 puppies found in rubbish truck have died
The puppies were found in a bag in a rubbish truck in the Papakura/Hunua area of Auckland.
Ban on Te Huia train travelling through Auckland lifted
KiwiRail said passengers will travel for free for one week from the relaunch.
Matariki traffic: Slow-moving queues hamper returning holidaymakers
Traffic is heavy northbound on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
Wild Auckland: First a rogue seal in Papakura, now a reclining kekeno in Remuera
The city's wild ocean residents are moving in as fur seal visits Remuera.
Car crashes into two others after three people attempt to flee police
The chase first began in Papakura and ended in Te Atatu Peninsula.
Rogue seal rounded up by police in Papakura
The seal’s big day out came to an end around 5.30pm.
Watch: Seal chased by police officers while visiting Auckland KFC
Rogue seal causes havoc in South Auckland, enters people’s gardens.
Hundreds of cars destroyed in fire at car wrecker's yard
The cause of the blaze is not yet known but it follows other fires at car wreckers.
Motorists warned of delays after crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
'Allow extra time for southbound delays in the area to ease.'
Traffic gridlocked after multi-vehicle crash on Southern Motorway, three lanes reopen
Motorists heading south on the motorway are being told to expect delays.
Papakura High School burglaries: Police arrest and charge 18-year-old
Items stolen from the school included 65 Chromebooks, televisions, and tablets.
Multiple Anzac Day crashes as holiday-makers attempt to return home
Two people died and multiple people were seriously injured in crashes across the country.
Police yet to visit Papakura property trashed after tenants evicted
The landlord discovered the destruction last Thursday.
Watch: ‘There is nothing left’ - vandals demolish rental after tenants evicted
It is like nothing I have seen. Everything was destroyed."
Kmart goes 'as big as possible': Manukau welcomes NZ’s largest 24/7 retailer
Shoppers came out in droves to grab a bargain at Kmart's Manukau store opening today.
Papakura truck fire: Emergency repairs underway to fix burnt-out section of motorway
Crews have been working since Wednesday to clear the section of the road.
Auckland motorway closed overnight for urgent repairs after truck fire
Traffic management will be in place from Papakura to Takanini from 7pm tonight until 5am.
'Feral bums': Councillor slams 'entitled' supermarket thieves
Daniel Newman says his community has a 'low tolerance' for the brazen offending.
Watch: Supermarket staff fight back against brazen thieves
'I'm sick of it, it’s happening way too much... I hurt for the staff'.
Baby killed in crash: Distraught parents at bedside of other kids, tell of 'trying to make each other strong'
Heartbroken mum shares how her grieving family are coping with the horrific ordeal.
'Leave me, grab my kids': Mother's plea in fatal Auckland car crash, four children in hospital
The two-vehicle crash in Papakura was reported to police at 10.42pm.
'Well above average' risk paedophile with seven victims avoids preventive detention
Prosecutors had asked that he be held indefinitely given his reoffending risk.
Infrastructure report: A record pipeline of road and rail projects
Michael Wood is aiming to decarbonise the country’s transport system.
"Closure": Alan Hall's family await Crown investigation findings
Alan Hall spent 19 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Auckland exodus: People leaving big city, but big sky country lures newcomers
The doughnut effect: Central city populations are falling, in some cases significantly.
Te Whare o Te Reo uses digital pōwhiri process to enter game of learning
Papakura Marae looks to the 3D future to stake a claim with youth.