An Auckland school has hired two security guards to ward off undesirables during school hours.

Firefighters are battling to free the person from the car and the extent of their injuries are unknown.

Two children who were home alone when a fire broke out in a bedroom are tonight being housed by family members.

Ever since he was a young boy, he's played the silver ball ... Now he's in his mid-40s and Dave Peck's love of pinball shows no sign of abating.

The latest QV statistics show only 10 of Auckland's 167 suburbs have homes with a median value under $500,000.

A truck has smashed into a pole at an intersection, leaving one person injured and delaying traffic.

The owners of a South Auckland house damaged in an explosion yesterday morning are thankful they weren't at home with their baby.

One person is in serious condition and two others injured following a crash in south Auckland early this morning.

A man who went on the run after allegedly threatening two cops with a screwdriver has been caught, police say.

A man facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman to death at a south Auckland home they shared has pleaded not guilty.

One person suffered serious injuries and two others were hurt in a fleeing driver incident in South Auckland this afternoon.

Four teenagers who allegedly fled police through South Auckland in a stolen car and filmed their getaway at the weekend have been arrested.

An elderly man who was found seemingly asleep on the floor at a psychiatric hospital at 3.30am and was left there had suffered a large bleed on his brain.

Two trains were forced to abandon stopping at a South Auckland train station after a group of youths kicked the doors and threw stones.

Car window washers are facing a crack-down by police in south Auckland, who say they've received a barrage of complaints.

Police officers are being told not to ticket unlicensed Maori drivers caught behind the wheel.

A man who was pinned against a house by his own car at the weekend remains in a critical condition in hospital.

An Auckland Rugby Union hearing was scheduled to take place tomorrow, after a boy allegedly punched a referee, but may be delayed due to another disciplinary process.

A car which pinned a man against a South Auckland house, leaving him with serious injuries, was later found by police dumped nearby.

No charges have been laid over an incident at a South Auckland shopping mall that left three paramedics in hospital yesterday.

Police operation targeting vehicle crimes in South Auckland after more than 900 vehicles were stolen in Counties Manukau in the last three months.

Twenty-five people have been arrested, three stolen cars found and 11 cars impounded as vehicle crimes are put under the microscope in South Auckland this week.

A four car pile up on the southern motorway could cause headaches for commuters this morning.

Tupua Urlich was just 17 when the state ended its care for him.

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.