Police are seeking more information about the theft of a specially imported Yamaha outboard jet motor stolen from South Auckland last

A promise of sex is proving costly for some international students.

An elderly pedestrian has been seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle in South Auckland this morning.

Police are investigating a spate of break-ins in Mangere Bridge and Onehunga in Auckland.

Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff has accused some South Auckland schools of failing to "do their duty" for students, disappointing principals in the region.

At least one student involved in last week's mass brawl at an Auckland KFC has been kicked out of school, while others have been stood down.

Four people have been arrested after a mass brawl in South Auckland involving about 80 students using knives, chairs and pieces of

A league fan hit and killed by a train as he rushed across the tracks to grab something from his car will leave a "huge hole" in the lives of the family.

The family of a teenager pushed by a police officer off his bike and into a fence are seeking an apology.

Police are questioning a driver over an alleged hit and run that broke a toddler's leg in Flat Bush, Auckland.

A man is in a serious but stable condition after he was found injured outside a McDonald's restaurant.

A family living in a South Auckland garage faces eviction in October because the landlord converted it into a flat without a council permit.

Police have covertly monitored some of the country's most dangerous level rail crossings this week as the number of near misses continues to rise.

Homeless people admitted to South Auckland's Middlemore Hospital die on average 16 to 20 years earlier than other New Zealanders, a new study has found.

In South Auckland there are 10 people to a house, rubbish-strewn parks and kids walk around with no shoes in winter.

Looming lapse of the affordability rule in up to half of special housing areas sparks land-banking accusations.

The man who at the centre of an armed offenders call out in Papakura today has died.

A truck full of milk is on fire on a dock in the Auckland suburb of Papakura.

A man has been into custody after firing shots at a commercial premises in Takanini this morning.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Gary Moore who was found dead in his Otara home last month.

Police hold concerns for an elderly woman missing overnight in South Auckland.

Auckland Council says 25 names were left off its candidate list for the upcoming local elections due to an "administrative oversight".

There are 17 people in the running for the Auckland Council's top job.

The Auckland man also indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl.

A family trust that wants to allow housing on a South Auckland volcano says the housing could be around $500,000-$700,000 - aimed at low- and middle-income earners.

A proposal to build homes on one of Auckland's most prized volcanoes looks set to be rejected by Auckland councillors.

Emergency services are scrambling to prevent polluted waste spilling into waterways after a tanker crashed in South Auckland.

Three people have suffered serious injuries after a car crash in South Auckland.

A person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a two-car crash in South Taranaki this morning.

A pregnant woman has been taken to hospital after the stolen car she was in crashed while fleeing from police.