The family of Auckland woman Folole Muliaga plan to sue both Mercury Energy and Middlemore Hospital over her 2007 death.

The Auditor-General has told Manukau's Len Brown he made mistakes with his mayoral credit credit card spending, but it will not investigate his finances further.

Police use of social networks to hunt criminals is proving effective, with 'one or two' crooks caught each month.

Two former sex workers who have been without an income since a six-month job scheme ended on May 21 were granted unemployment benefits yesterday.

An armed robbery in Point Chevalier that sparked an AOS callout to South Auckland has resulted in at least three women being held by police.

The Police Armed Offenders Squad is attending an incident in Flatbush, Manukau.

A former gang member-turned opera singer has corroborated Manukau Mayor Len Brown's explanation for an $810 dinner.

Following his credit card breaches and emotional mea culpa, some are questioning Len Brown's ability to lead the Super City.

Len Brown insists a self-inflicted chest and head beating on Tuesday night was nothing more than a Maori gesture.

Manukau Mayor Len Brown has confessed to making another personal purchase on his credit card - this time a $59 Xmas ham for the family table.

Barely a day after the end of a Queen's Birthday weekend with the lowest road toll in 54 years, two people - one a 3-year-old boy - died in separate crashes.

A child has been killed in a bus crash near the Northland town of Kaeo and another person has died after a crash in Canterbury late today.