EXCLUSIVE: Policy for those in home-based work tipped to lift fees and force some to quit.

A woman, 26, has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Emergency crews are responding to a serious crash on Whangaripo Valley Rd this morning.

Man jailed for historic child sex offending was best mates with killer David Tamihere.

Howard Miller was a keen soccer player, Christian and family man.

Taxi, train collision causes delays for west Auckland rail services.

Home values in the town of 6800 people jumped more than 25 per cent over past year.

Keenan Matthes' whanau say they never want another family to experience what they have.

The "hot spot" suburbs include a number of up-and-coming neighbourhoods, agency boss says.

Two teenagers have been arrested in relation to a Ranui house fire.

She was the victim of a nasty arson attack, but her faith in humanity is far from shaken.

Four teenagers asked for a glass of water - then torched an elderly woman's home.

People have reported seeing the blaze from Grey Lynn.

Detective Sarah Cato has incurable cancer - but that hasn't stopped her battling crime.

Ranui amputee's confidence boosted by being able to keep up with his biking friends

Bulging Auckland schools will get 41 new classrooms costing $21 million.

The sessions teach kids skills like how to knee an attacker in the shins and run for help.

The 16-year-old was a promising rugby player and the grandson of a prominent kaumatua.

Parents have been told to talk to their children about stranger danger after Wednesday's suspected abduction attempt in Northcote.

An Auckland schoolboy was approached by an unknown man in a white van yesterday, in what is suspected to be an attempted abduction.

Sitting on her deck and enjoying a cup of tea, Dianne Green noticed something was amiss with her beloved farm animals.

As children prepare to return to school this week, West Auckland parents have spoken out about their frustrations with the hunt for a sexual offender.

Two months after a young west Auckland boy was abducted and sexually assaulted, nearby schools are banding together to make sure all pupils stay safe.

A man who abducted an 11-year-old boy off a West Auckland street, and sexually assaulted him, remains on the run two months after the incident.

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

A caravan at a West Auckland campground has been engulfed by fire in suspicious blaze.

More than two weeks after an 11-year-old boy was abducted and sexually assaulted in West Auckland, other attempted abductions continue to be reported.

There have been two more reports of attempted child abductions in West Auckland, as police continue to hunt for the man responsible for the assault of an 11-year-old boy.

Police are today knocking on doors of homes near where a 11-year-old boy was abducted in West Auckland almost two weeks ago.

Women riding in style are being encouraged to show off their goods at a new car show being put on in a bid to help women's health.