Valerie Adams awarded medals to hundreds of kids who swam, cycled and ran the South Auckland Weet-Bix Kids' TRYathlon today.

Judith Collins has laid out her policy agenda if she is elected Prime Minister.

Fisherman Fred Marsters who died in the Kaipara tragedy has been remembered for his passion, enthusiasm and love for life.

Auckland drivers favour sticking with a transport levy to fill an annual $400 million transport funding gap.

Emergency services have managed to free a person trapped in a vehicle after a car crash in South Auckland.

Two men have denied murdering Clayton Ratima, who died three days after being admitted to Middlemore Hospital.

Tanya Quedley, 48, was sexually abused by her own father from age 9 or 10 until she ran away at 14.

Ena Lai Dung died in a pool of her own urine and faeces, starved, dehydrated, neglected and in extreme pain. Today Cindy Taylor was sentenced for Ena's death.

The proposed Unitary Plan, has come under scrutiny at the opening of a High Court hearing where several appellants argue errors of law were made in its development.

Two children lived with convicted criminal despite father's repeated warnings; police now allege home was hub of P ring.

Freedom campers might be able to pitch their tents across more of Auckland this summer.

WATCH: "This little princess will slay her own dragon," says 11-year-old in powerful gender stereotype speech.

A health expert says the woman who left a dead newborn baby in a park would be showing signs something was wrong.

A man walking his dog made the horrific discovery of the body of a young baby in a South Auckland park this morning.

A Fire Service spokeswoman said eight trucks were at the scene, and they were notified of it at 8.30pm.

A police officer is injured in a hit and run at a South Auckland fast-food restaurant.

Officers disregarded police pursuit rules, report finds.

Emergency services say a crash on Redoubt Rd in South Auckland could cause delays for commuters.

Steve Braunias meets Simonne Butler, who very nearly died in the famous attack in 2003 when P-crazed wretch Tony Dixon went at her with a Samurai sword.

Police say a man convicted of sexual abuse in the early 1990s has more victims and they're being asked to come forward.

A west Auckland secondary school has hit a wall in its attempt to expand into a full secondary and bilingual facility.

Police will this morning continue their investigation into how a woman was critically hurt because the injuries she had weren't consistent with a car accident.

More than two million Lotto tickets are expected to sell for tonight's record $44 million must-be-won Powerball draw.

May manslaughter trial for father of 2-year-old shot dead.

Firefighters were called out to a high school in Auckland this afternoon after reports of a smell of gas.

Two men found guilty of burning another man alive for his life savings have had their appeal thrown out by the Supreme Court. Shivneel

A woman who vandalised graves at an Auckland cemetery earlier this year - mostly of children and stillborn babies - has been found

The Government will buy up to three more motels and construct modular housing as part of a new $300 million investment in emergency housing.

Government reshuffles fever programme money to boost awareness in Auckland

The family of Vicki Letele has been pleading for the fraudster to be let out of jail early so she can be with her family.