Just weeks after his release from prison, Jaden Lee Stroobant murdered and sexually violated a 69-year-old Te Atatu woman.

The man who murdered and sexually violated elderly Te Atatu woman Cunxiu Tian went to extraordinary lengths to cover up his crime.

Guilty plea in Te Atatu murder not the end of the story for family in mourning, says church leader

The man accused of murdering elderly Te Atatu woman Cunxiu Tian in her family home will go on trial this morning.

Liam Lawrence thought his baby girl was going to grow up without a father after he was caught in a rip at Muriwai Beach. Then, his saviour arrived.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Auckland barrister and Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman is hoping to be the first refugee to become an MP in New Zealand.

Police say man's death on a city street not suspicious.

West Auckland police investigating an unsolved aggravated robbery at a Te Atatu bar have released CCTV footage showing the two offenders.

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

Friends of Carly Stewart wore black t-shirts with her picture to her funeral, with the phrase "Love the life you live, live the life you love" on the back.

A series of minor crashes are causing traffic problems across parts of Auckland.

A relative has described Te Atatu stabbing victim Carly Jasmin Lainala Stewart as "a beautiful soul who loved her family so much".

A woman charged with the murder of mother-of-two Carly Stewart (pictured) looked visibly upset during her first court appearance.

A 36-year-old woman will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of another woman who was fatally stabbed at a house in West Auckland.

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The women attending a girls' day out that ended with a fatal stabbing are "like sisters" and the woman now accused of murder was a gatecrasher, says the host.

A dog loose on the Northwestern Motorway kept police busy this morning.

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.

Competitors in The Great Te Atatu Peninsula Mud Run. Photos / Sarah Ivey

An elderly man was killed when his car slammed into a barrier and another car on Auckland's northwestern motorway 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.