Latest from Papatoetoe

Nightmare on the Rugby World Cup express

Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.

One dead in Auckland crash

Super City seeks to raise $100m from assets

Kids in hospital after head-on crash

A trio of Napier children are in hospital with injuries including multiple fractures and head trauma after road carnage in the early hours of today. The children were in a stationwagon that hit head-on....

New bride reclaimed by parents

Kidnapped dog back home

Golf: NZ's Roy Pulman dies

Out in force on the mean streets

Police shooting accused found guilty

Neshanderan Rajgopaul, 29, has been found guilty of attempting to murder Constable Jeremy Snow in Papatoetoe in December, 2009.

Jury out in police shooting trial

A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a man accused of shooting an Auckland police officer.

Cop shooting accused 'lied to police', jury told

A man accused of shooting an Auckland police officer admitted he lied to police, a jury was told today.

Shot cop was mistaken, jury told

Man who shot cop took bravado from guns, court told

A man accused of shooting an Auckland police officer was emboldened by the guns he carried and fuelled by drugs, a jury was told today.

Gunshot residue cannot finger shooter, court told

Accused cop shooter "weaving lies" into story -Crown

A man who denies shooting a police officer was accused of "weaving lies" into his story in the High court at Auckland today.

Accused shooter 'pushed to ground by real gunman'

A man who has denied shooting a police officer told the High Court at Auckland today he was pushed to the ground by the gunman before the shots were fired.