Youngster dissolves in tears learning he needs a blood test after a visit to the dental clinic.

School children will be tested for hepatitis and HIV today after they were treated with potentially contaminated dental equipment.

The army bomb squad has dealt with a mystery object found by road workers in South Auckland this morning.

A liquid nitrogen leak from a large gas cylinder on a train at Pukekohe Railway Station has stopped services in the area.

A technical issue at NZME's print plant has affected production of several newspapers today.

Jockey Alysha Collett won't be overindulging at Christmas lunch - but she is hoping to dine out on success 24 hours later during the Boxing Day races.

Fire broke out in the bedroom of a Pukekohe house this morning.

Elisabeth Easther finds horticultural heaven, just a short jaunt down the motorway.

Adam Kelliher leaves behind his wife and two daughters

Auckland Police officers have shown their va-va-voom in a video clip of them samba dancing. The two male officers are seen shaking

WATCH: Police are now investigating an incident in which the boss of charity that helps at-risk youth was filmed allegedly kicking a photographer at the V8s.

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.

COMMENT: There's a bit of bogan in all of us, certainly for those who got their driving licence in the 1960s in New Zealand.

Regional vegetable supplies could be at risk under the Waikato Regional Councils ‘Healthy Rivers’ plan according to vegetable growers in Northern Waikato. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

Tenants of a Pukekohe arcade badly damaged by fire are arriving at the scene, devastated at their losses.

A major fire in a Pukekohe shopping arcade is now under control and firefighters are searching the gutted building amid fears people may have been inside. The fire damaged shops inside and in the adjoining the arcade, including a hair salon, La Red Berry Cafe, Seahorse Restaurant, laundromat and chemist.

Two people have been injured, one seriously, after a two car crash in Pukekohe this evening.

Elisabeth Easther spoke to Andrew Vivian about Pukekohe's many charms.

Small sections suited to the inner-city are being offered to first home buyers for $219,000 - but these are in Pukekohe, not Ponsonby.

The wife of a man seriously injured in a two-truck crash in south Auckland yesterday had a "lucky day" after she changed her mind about travelling with him, emergency services say.

Police say a petrol bomb was used in the arson of a police car in Pukekohe last Friday.

Police are investigating after a police patrol car was set alight in Pukekohe overnight.

Three officers were attacked in two incidents over the weekend - one in Whakatane only ended because a member of the public came to his aid.

Two people were seriously injured after a light plane crashed yesterday afternoon.

Three people suffered smoke inhalation after a fire at the Muddy Waters Tavern in Mercer overnight.