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South Auckland road closed after crash
Police have closed a road south of Auckland after a serious crash this morning.

Firms under fire for fast house deals
Government eyes tougher regulations on companies that specialise in private home deals.

Tougher rules called for after sale
Private house buying companies likened to clothing trucks and finance firms.

Sick grandma scrambles to save home
An ill pensioner is scrambling to save her house after selling it in a private sale.

'What does it mean to lead in South Auckland?'
Students leaders from South Auckland will take part in a new production: Southside Rise.

Family to meet man who found body
Family of drowned angler keen to meet the man who retrieved his body.

Man stabbed in Papakura
A man is in a serious condition in Middlemore Hospital following the attack.

Man shot by armed stranger in driveway
Police have revealed dramatic new details of a shooting in Flat Bush.

Hunt for gunman after Auckland shooting
A manhunt is underway after a shooting at a South Auckland property.

Water-based search for man suspended
A father is still missing in the Manukau Harbour, an air search continues this afternoon.

Air search for man lost in the Manukau Harbour after ill-fated fishing trip
Searchers will take to the skies at low tide to look for a missing fisherman.

Rush-hour delays after multiple incidents
Multiple incidents for commuters is causing delays on Auckland's motorways.

Search for missing boatie scaled back
A girl was saved after three hours in the Manukau Harbour, father still missing.

8yo's 3 hours in sea: Rescuers hear voice
Her father is still missing after the pair's fishing boat capsized.

8-year-old found 'shaking and cold'
Girl rescued and search under way for man after boat was found adrift in Manukau Harbour.

Neighbours wake family as house burns
Two neighbours banged frantically on doors, walls as fire consumed the house.

Falls mystery: Man's phone cuts out
Police call off search for a man believed to be in the water, and on phone, at Hunua.

Firefighters battle Otara house fire
An Otara house is on fire. The fire brigade is trying to extinguish it.

Rescue at Hunua Falls
The man was speaking to emergency services on his phone - until it cut out.

Gunman tries to rob bowling complex
A man with a gun tried to rob a South Auckland ten pin bowling complex this morning.

Retired homesellers feel 'like suckers'
A Flat Bush home was on-sold weeks after settlement for an extra $530,000.

'Second later, he would have been toast'
Man and kids watched stolen car hit by train seconds after it clipped their vehicle.

Longer sentence imposed by Appeal judge
The Crown appealed the sentences of two women, saying they were 'manifestly inadequate'.

Rubbish: Tale of two sides of a street
On one side, residents pay $2.30 for orange bags, on the other side they can use any bag.

Month of rain slams Auckland in a day
The power has been restored to most of South Auckland, as a month of rain fell in 24 hours

Two charged over alleged cash kickbacks
Two people have been charged over alleged kickbacks at two Manukau Maori organisations.

Chemical warehouse damaged in blaze
Fast action by firefighters has saved Osmose NZ from destruction.