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'.

The mother of a 2-year-old whose gravestone was destroyed says it was easy to forgive the relative responsible.

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

South Auckland communities have been assured a potential new motorway, which they feared may cut through more than 100 homes and several schools, will give them a wide berth.

Counties Manukau police are hunting this man after a robbery at a Papakura bar last night.

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.

The fourth biennial Sculpture in the Gardens showcases 23 pieces by New Zealand's top sculptors. Writer Liz Light went along to the Auckland Botanic Gardens to see them: these are her 10 favourites ...

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

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.

A string of attacks on the elderly has prompted an appeal to support one of society's most vulnerable groups.

Police are urging motorists in south Auckland not to pay window washers, who they say are a dangerous hazard.

Armed police have been called in to help police raid a house in the South Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe today, and a wanted person has been arrested.

Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.

Long seen as poor and crime-ridden, South Auckland is reinventing itself as a vibrant business centre.