Armed police surrounded a house for about two hours on Monday calling for a man wanted in connection with non-accidental injuries inflicted on a 6-month-old child.

Police are hunting James Allan Hemana in relation to an alleged assault on a six-month-old boy who is in hospital with severe head injuries.

The balcony of an apartment from which a teen fell 16 storeys to a concrete floor and survived is to be examined to see if it has been modified.

Police have named the 22-month-old girl killed when she was hit be a reversing car in her family's driveway.

A teenager miraculously survived after falling 16 storeys from his family's apartment through a carpark roof on to a concrete floor.

A new bottle store licence has angered residents of one of Auckland's poorest suburbs after it was 'sneaked through'.

Increases in police staff and the number of officers on the streets over weekends are being credited with reducing crime in Counties-Manukau.

A south Auckland liquor store was gutted by fire when a stolen car was driven into the building early this morning.

A new prison to be built in South Auckland will bring $1.2bn in economic benefits over 30 years, Judith Collins says.

It's fair to say that I have come across Italian restaurants more devoid of atmosphere, but they were all in railway stations.

A homicide investigation is underway after the stabbing death of a woman at a party in Manurewa overnight.

Thorough upgrades to a well-run party venue have paid off, writes Colin Taylor.

Chinatown in Ti Rakau Drive taking shape as centrepiece of growing Chinese presence in Auckland, says Colin Taylor.