Rapist, 82, who kept his own daughter as a sex slave for 23 years freed from jail and due to return to his Auckland home.

Every time Sophia Perera looks at her newborn daughter, she's reminded of her first-born, whose life was cut short.

Mother of murder suspect said armed police descended on her home just hours after body of Cunxiu Tian was found.

Hundreds have gathered to join in a vigil to remember west Auckland woman Cunxiu Tian who was violently beaten to death last week.

Firefighters are at the scene of a blaze at a house in West Auckland.

More than 1000 people have signed an online petition protesting a West Auckland McDonald's from operating 24 hours a day.

The parents of a little girl who died after being struck by a car in her West Auckland driveway have paid tribute to their princess. 'She was amazing.'

A toddler who died yesterday after she was hit by a car driven by a relative in her West Auckland driveway has now been named by police.

Six people have been taken to hospital injuries after a deck collapsed during a family function in West Auckland this afternoon.

A fiery new property has just entered the Auckland housing market - and it could be the perfect answer for house hunters after something unique.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

An Auckland police officer suffered injuries to his hands and head after he was allegedly attacked from behind by a man armed with a knife. Police were responding to a rape complaint at an Auckland address...

Department of Conservation (DOC) officials have seized two nets and about 80 fish following reports of commercial fishing in a marine reserve in Auckland.

Specialised search teams tunnel through the darkness to find survivors of the quake.

Te Atatu MP Chris Carter has struck a deal with the Greens that will see them cast his proxy vote when he is not at Parliament.

Armed police stopped a man, his pregnant wife and 3-year-old after reports he was waving a gun at passing cars. The man says he was playing with his daughter using a broken paintball gun, but has still been charged.

Independent MP Chris Carter was going to use his international travel perk for an overseas holiday but cancelled it after media found out, it was reported last night.

A nanny deserted a 4-month-old baby in her care because she had to take her own daughter to the doctor.

Get off the couch. You know you'll feel better, especially when you can come home to leftovers and a lie down.

Labour Party president Andrew Little says its next candidate in Te Atatu, who will be selected today, will have to repair damage done by ousted MP Chris Carter.