It turns out Papakura is the place for seals to hang out, with the third seal to have been spotted in the area in just two weeks.

Dr Twentyman withdrew an application for continued name suppression at a Professional Conduct Committee hearing in Auckland yesterday.

A doctor who has admitted 20 misconduct charges relating to the inappropriate dispensing of human growth hormone and steroids can now be named.

A caretaker at an Auckland school has been hospitalised with facial burns after an accident with a boiler today.

Destiny Church is circulating images of wads of cash and the Twitter hashtag "iwannagive" to followers before its annual conference.

A mother whose baby's grave was destroyed in an act of vandalism has welcomed news that police are narrowing in on the offender.

A man has been stabbed in Manurewa today following an argument between two men on the street. Emergency services were called to the incident on Pitt Ave, Clendon Park, about 1.30pm. The injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition with stab wounds to his chest Police said there were reports an argument between two men at a Pitt Ave address spilled out onto the street and one of the men was armed with a knife.

"He didn't care that his head was uncovered in public. He just wanted to help this little boy that he had no relation to."

A 5-year-old boy is now in a stable condition at Starship Hospital after he was hit by a car in South Auckland.

A 14-year-old girl had to hold up the boot of a hearse so the body that fell from it at a busy South Auckland intersection could be pushed back inside.

Even the judges are excited about Manukau's new Crown Solicitor. Natalie Walker, who by August will become responsible for all major prosecutions in the area for the next 10 years.

Photos of the opening of the new Auckland South Corrections Facility in Manukau, by Dean Purcell.

The prison's 960 beds make it one of the two biggest jails in the country.

Two funeral directors say someone may be killed in increasingly angry disputes between motorists and window washers.

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.

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.

An Auckland man lured a woman with a mental age of 12 into having sex with him by convincing her it was a "spiritual" process to get her ex-boyfriend back.

A community meeting with the Auckland Council tomorrow is expected to drum up big support for keeping the Pasifika Festival permanently in South Auckland.

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.