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.

Police are looking for an armed robber who stole money at gunpoint from a south Auckland dairy.

The woman's daughter (pictured) is on trial charged with manslaughter after the 76-year-old was discovered in bed on a tarpaulin, lying in her own excrement.

One of the more basic properties in Papakura is probably now also one of the cheapest.

Lubricant and porn were strewn among the broken glass from a sex-shop window destroyed by a stolen car today.

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Three teens pointed a gun at an Auckland woman after she found them breaking into her home.

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Two people are in hospital, one after becoming trapped in a two car crash in Karaka, south Auckland.

The family of a woman killed by a drink driver who travelled at speeds of up to 160km/h say they forgive the man behind the wheel.

Three people have been arrested after a South Auckland service station was raided this morning by a gang of 11 who smashed their way inside.

Young woman's ordeal described as "cruel and degrading".

An 18-month-old boy locked in a van in South Auckland has been rescued thanks to the quick help of fire crews.

The driver of a ute involved in a collision with a tractor has died almost a week later from his injuries.

Community anger is boiling after a "high-risk" sex offender was moved from a placement near one Auckland school to a house near another.

The Government has announced it will spend more than $14 million rebuilding a Manurewa primary school riddled with toxic mould and asbestos.

Not one, but two cats stuck up a tree.

A fight between Wendy's and Auckland Council over the resource consent for driveway changes is heading to the Supreme Court.

A man who pointed a gun at police during a bail check in Manurewa is on the run in a stolen car and should not be approached.

Mystery phone calls suggests teen is hanging around in Otahuhu.

Father and grandfather deny manslaughter after toddler drowns on Christmas Day.