Three teenagers are due in court after a jewellery shop robbery at Westfield St Lukes

Help from a group of West Auckland cops will see the family move into a new home soon.

One person is being treated for smoke inhalation.

One person was taken to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition following the crash.

New Zealand stops to mourn the victims of the Christchurch terror attack.

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.

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.

The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui where locals love their library.

Pair who died at Cascade Falls were keen football players at Massey High School.

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.

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.

Family and friends are mourning the 16-year-old grandson of a prominent kaumatua.

Fire crews have rushed to West Auckland where a shed has gone up in flames.

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.