The Leupupa brothers had a family reunion this week - in a sentencing dock.

Surgeons had to remove a woman's eye after discovering a mandarin-sized tumour.

Police were called to the incident involving a car and a truck at 1pm.

Two brazen daytime heists, both terrifying shoppers at crowded malls, netted $850,000.

A huge crowd, including dozens of patched bikies, attended Sam Rasmussen's tangi.

The woman was found dead in a Chorley Ave home last month.

She is accused of having used a car as a deadly weapon.

The teenagers were on a school tramping trip in heavy rain.

Three-wheelers can be remote-controlled.

A police officer, social worker and member of the public hurt in crash.

Locals shocked at attack on elderly neighbour, while manhunt for intruder is under way.

Police say the level of violence seen in the incidents was appalling.

The victim was critically injured in the crash last Friday.

The driver fled at high speed from West Auckland to Papakura before crashing.

Another baby died at the home in 2022, meth was found in her system.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Police advised motorists to avoid the area.

The Iqbal family believe they're unlikely to get anything back for their $175,000 deposit.

The woman and the man were known to each other, police say.

Police have been examining the scene on Moire Rd through the night.

Five men have now been charged with aggravated robbery.

The accused will keep his name secret until at least next month.

The crash happened on West Coast Rd around 5.10am.

The accused is due to appear in court tomorrow after homicide investigation.

Victim's family question sentence imposed by court.

Victim remembered by his family for having an infectious laugh and gift of the gab.

Submissions close tonight at 11.59pm.

Ask 3-year-old Samson Salima what his name is and he will answer in Samoan - Samasoni.

Give "talofa lava" a go in honour of Samoan Language Week.

Disappearance and death of horses during the storm highlighted the need for microchips.