A digger is understood to have crashed into the Penrose overbridge on Auckland's Southern Motorway.

The man charged after the fatal shooting of a South Auckland toddler was her father, it can be revealed.

A group contesting the rezoning of land at Ihumātao in South Auckland, says a new archaeological discovery casts doubt on the accuracy of Fletchers' report.

Budgeting agencies are "in shock" after a radical shakeup which has ended state funding for a third of all previously funded budget

The Prime Minister has visited more than three times as many high decile schools this year, than low decile.

Seema Prasad says she felt scared and intimidated after her vehicle was clamped in what she feels was a hard-line approach by a clamping company.

Life sentence for man who kicked and stomped his friend to death.

A man charged in relation to the fatal shooting of a South Auckland toddler has lost a bid for name suppression.

Amber-Lee Lawrie, who dedicated her life to helping others, has died after a long battle with cancer.

A driver is seriously injured after a car and milk truck carrying more than 100 crates collided near Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland this morning.

A 19-year-old man died after a fight at a South Auckland party early this morning.

Voter numbers in South Auckland are the lowest across the entire Super City as the deadline for returning ballot papers looms.

Kaine Johnston, 23, is remembered by his family as someone who could light up the room with his calming nature.

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash where an elderly man was struck by a vehicle in Manurewa in mid-September.

#WillSheVote? Lifelong Local Body election non-voter Hinekia Fitzgerald hears from candidates on her journey to the polls.

Police are investigating after a young man was found dead in his family's house in Hunua today.

A nephew of the Cook Islands' PM has lost appeals against his conviction and sentence for trawling malls for young women and filming up their skirts.

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

Police are warning motorists to avoid roads in South Auckland following a significant oil spill.

Kia Aroha is one of the only secondary schools in the country that doesn't "do" exams.

A 23-year-old man charged with murder was tackled to the ground by courtroom guards after he thrashed about, screaming and swearing, during his brief court appearance in South Auckland today.

Police are still searching for Bodi McKee, 23, in connection with a fatal shooting in south Auckland yesterday.

Police are seeking Jessie Arthur Heke-Gray who is in breach of his parole conditions. He is 32-years-old and described as being of

Police are calling for the cooperation of the Tribesmen motorcycle gang, as the investigation into the death of a young prospect continues.

It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.

Housing NZ has bought a motel to help meet the area's housing shortage - but the existing residents will have to move out to make room for the homeless.

A newborn baby was among the children who were thrown from van.

The stolen vehicle used in a violent carjacking is also suspected of being in an accident earlier that day.

Hundreds of people in Auckland and Otago are being given preventive antibiotics

Laura McGoldrick updates us on today's cracker Paralympics medal score!