Two men who burned a 21-year-old supermarket worker to death over his life savings have been locked up for at least 17 years.

Four Auckland men who allegedly travelled to Hamilton and carried out a ram-raid of a city motorbike store were caught by police before making it back over the Bombays.

In a three-week operation launched last week, officers will be on the lookout for children 16 and under hanging around shops, train stations and parks during school hours.

Residents of a south Auckland street have been advised to stay indoors after a car crashed into a house and ruptured a gas main this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on Ballycullanie Place, Dannemora, about 9.45am, a fire service spokesman said.

Residents of a south Auckland street have been advised to stay indoors after a car crashed into a house and ruptured a gas main this morning.

A South Auckland police officer has been granted diversion for a careless driving charge after a pursuit in which two police cars collided.

A fresh approach to criminal prosecutions for South Auckland is about to be announced with a rising star in the legal world expected to be appointed as its first Crown Solicitor.

New police red-light cameras with radar technology will go live in Auckland and Wellington starting Thursday.

A teenager has appeared in court on charges relating to a sword attack south of Auckland yesterday.

A second person has died in Middlemore Hospital following a two-car crash at Karaka, South Auckland. Police said the crash happened about 6.40am on State Highway 22 near the intersection of Blackridge Road.

A fire at a Wiri factory last night caused no significant damage, the company says.

Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a tow-bar and automotive accessories factory in Wiri tonight.

From biking to climbing to golf, Auckland Airport's The District buzzes with adrenalin-fuelled fun, discovers Donna McIntyre.

A crash that injured four people - including two children - and closed a busy Auckland road yesterday was caused by teens driving a stolen car.

A crash that hospitalised four people - including two children - and closed a busy Auckland road was caused by a stolen car driven by 15-year-old wanted offenders.

An on-duty taxi driver who blew a reading of more than four times the legal breath-alcohol limit told police he'd had "one Kingfisher beer".

A member of the public has been hospitalised after being injured during an altercation at a bank robbery in Auckland today, police say.

Fire crews are decontaminating a plane at Auckland International Airport after a vial of blood was spilled.

A woman who wet her pants at a haunted amusement park is upset a photo of the incident is being used to market the company on social media.

A retired truck driver from south Auckland has claimed a $10.7 million prize from last Saturday's Lotto.