Police in South Auckland have labelled the actions of a group of young thieves who robbed a Papakura dairy "deplorable and disgusting".

UPDATE: Shon Tyson Wanahi, 26, was one of two men shot on Railway St, outside the Papakura Railway Station, about 1.15am.

Police have found a large weapons cache as well as an elaborate meth production set-up in a warehouse.

A woman has been taken to hospital after being attacked by two dogs in a South Auckland suburb.

The bound and gagged woman who died after she was injured jumping out of a car boot was on bail and due to appear in court on drug charges next month.

The Thai woman who died from injuries she sustained from escaping from a moving car, while bound and gagged, previously served jail time for drug offences.

The Thai woman who escaped, bound and gagged, from the boot of a moving car has died from her injuries.

The woman made a bid for freedom from the late model sedan's boot by jumping from it as it travelled along Huia Road in suburban Papatoetoe last night.

Members of the armed offenders squad are currently at the house, said Inspector Shawn Rutene of northern police communications.

Fletcher executives will face protests from a small Maori community in Mangere when they attend a planning hearing tomorrow for a proposed new housing project.

Burger chain operator Wendy's has won a Court of Appeal fight for driveway changes at one of its restaurants.

Mould samples collected in South Auckland homes have been found to contain health-threatening yeasts as well as antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

One person was stabbed in the early hours of the morning in south Auckland.

Counties Manukau Police use hard-hitting, but touching video to promote road safety over the long weekend.

Police are currently at a house in Otara, guarding the scene, where a young man was seriously injured.

Two men allegedly responsible for a spree of Auckland bank robberies have appeared in court.

Five people were treated for suspected smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a house in South Auckland this morning.

A man has been charged with assault after a 42-year-old man was found dead at a South Auckland house.

A man was found dead in a house on Waimana Rd in Conifer Grove in South Auckland about 3pm. Police will not be drawn on the details of man's death.

Police are "following a strong line of enquiry" after a Kiwibank branch in South Auckland was robbed today.

A man has been arrested in South Auckland after entering ANZ bank and demanding cash from the staff.

A man who was trapped in his crashed car beneath live wires for almost two hours probably would have died even if there wasn't a delay in treating him, a coroner has found.

Flames and plumes of black smoke erupted from the 100,000-litre tank and debris was strewn hundreds of metres.

A number of bank robberies in South Auckland in just over a week have led police to question if a serial burglar is responsible.

One person was cut from a car after a serious crash in south Auckland today.

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.