Police believe they are close to identifying suspects involved in a violent early-morning assault in South Auckland.

An Auckland mother with terminal cancer who is sharing a two-bedroom flat with her four sons is worried they won't cope in the small space as her condition deteriorates.

Almost 1000 properties in South Auckland were without power this morning following an outage on the Vector network.

Wendy's has gone to the High Court at Auckland after a development of a rival fast-food restaurant blocked an exit from one of the burger chain's Auckland stores.

A man suffered life-threatening head injuries when he was assaulted in south Auckland early this morning.

With over 10 volcanic craters and cones, Mangere is packed with adventures, writes Diana Clement.

A south Auckland man says he feared for his life when he was attacked by armed robbers in the driveway of his home and says 'they could have done anything'.

Two suspicious fires which occurred in South Auckland overnight are under investigation.

The death of a person in the south Auckland suburb of Flat Bush yesterday is not suspicious, police say.

The death of a person in south Auckland yesterday is being investigated by police.

An elderly South Auckland woman was tied up and robbed in her own home by a knife-wielding burglar, whose brazen violence has appalled police.

Liz Light takes a splendid summer walk.

Danielle Wright discovers the City of Sails is the best place to be this holiday season.

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Three people have been arrested in connection to a series of burglaries targeting elderly people in their south Auckland homes.

South Auckland sometimes gets a bad rap. But many who have called the place home have gone on to make an impression internationally in their chosen fields.

A man remains in serious condition this morning after a violent brawl in south Auckland at the weekend.

A man has been arrested following a serious assault which left a man fighting for his life in Auckland overnight.

A teenager who shot and killed his friend with a high-powered air rifle has been sentenced to two years and seven months imprisonment.

A South Auckland teenager fleeing from police choose the wrong fence to vault in a bid to escape, and leaped right into the grounds of the local police station.