The family of the woman who was stabbed 15 times are "overwhelmed and humbled" with the outpouring of public support.

There's only a handful of suburbs left in all of Auckland where first home buyers can get a helping hand from the government.

A call has been issued for tighter security on Auckland's trains ahead of tonight's Christmas in the Park.

A car has hit a power pole and broken it in two in South Auckland this morning.

A group of teenagers caused mayhem when they smashed windows on a train in South Auckland last night.

An initiative keeping children learning over the six weeks of summer break is attracting more interest than ever.

Charter school NCEA pass rates are out of line with state schools, new analysis shows.

Valerie Adams awarded medals to hundreds of kids who swam, cycled and ran the South Auckland Weet-Bix Kids' TRYathlon today.

Judith Collins has laid out her policy agenda if she is elected Prime Minister.

Emergency services have managed to free a person trapped in a vehicle after a car crash in South Auckland.

Two men have denied murdering Clayton Ratima, who died three days after being admitted to Middlemore Hospital.

Tanya Quedley, 48, was sexually abused by her own father from age 9 or 10 until she ran away at 14.

Ena Lai Dung died in a pool of her own urine and faeces, starved, dehydrated, neglected and in extreme pain. Today Cindy Taylor was sentenced for Ena's death.

The proposed Unitary Plan, has come under scrutiny at the opening of a High Court hearing where several appellants argue errors of law were made in its development.

A seven-year-old boy whose head got stuck in an electric gate near Auckland's Botanic Gardens yesterday is in a stable condition in intensive care.

Onlookers desperately tried to free a 7-year-old boy whose head became stuck in an electric gate near Auckland Botanic Gardens this afternoon.

Two children lived with convicted criminal despite father's repeated warnings; police now allege home was hub of P ring.

Freedom campers might be able to pitch their tents across more of Auckland this summer.

A man walking his dog made the horrific discovery of the body of a young baby in a South Auckland park this morning.

A Fire Service spokeswoman said eight trucks were at the scene, and they were notified of it at 8.30pm.

A police officer is injured in a hit and run at a South Auckland fast-food restaurant.

Officers disregarded police pursuit rules, report finds.

Emergency services say a crash on Redoubt Rd in South Auckland could cause delays for commuters.

Child advocates call for access to be simplified

In his first interview since being released from prison, Bruce Emery says Justin La Mont should never have been charged with murder.

Steve Braunias meets Simonne Butler, who very nearly died in the famous attack in 2003 when P-crazed wretch Tony Dixon went at her with a Samurai sword.

Police say a man convicted of sexual abuse in the early 1990s has more victims and they're being asked to come forward.

A west Auckland secondary school has hit a wall in its attempt to expand into a full secondary and bilingual facility.

Police will this morning continue their investigation into how a woman was critically hurt because the injuries she had weren't consistent with a car accident.

More than two million Lotto tickets are expected to sell for tonight's record $44 million must-be-won Powerball draw.