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.

A man has been stabbed in Manurewa today following an argument between two men on the street.

A car has crashed into Burger King on Bader Drive in the South Auckland suburb of Mangere. Four occupants have been transferred to Middlemore hospital with moderate to serious injuries. An investigation by Serious Crash in underway to find out the cause of the accident.

"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."

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.

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.

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.

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.