"I was being treated like a downgrade of a person" - Amber Knight, aged 12.

Te Atatu car-fire victim conscious at scene but unable to speak

Emergency services called to Te Atatu where a car was on fire in driveway.

Plastic has many uses - but have we made too much and what can we do about it?

The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui where locals love their library.

Michael Thrift Murray hit the Head Hunters member in the back of the head with a sickle.

"I do think that in general people are on board, they just don't understand."

West Auckland siblings could come face-to-face at FMG Young Farmer of the Year.

CCTV footage shows brutal assault as prone man bashed with wood.

A court hears how police tracked down the alleged Riverhead quarry attacker.

The man accused of abducting and assaulting a woman at West Auckland quarry is underway.

Jaden Stroobant was jailed for murder. What led him down this brutal, violent path?

Sosi Turagaiviu and Mitch Woolley died when a swimming trip turned to tragedy.

COMMENT: Council spends millions on kauri dieback so why not close the Waitakere Ranges?

"He came to work with me every day, did everything with me, 24/7," says distraught owner.

Waitangi Day very busy for surf life savers on the northern region's beaches.

Calum Jones died after using synthetics. Now his parents are pushing for a law change.

Sosiveta Turagaiviu, 17, died after being swept away at the Cascade Falls in Waitakere.

Massey High School student who drowned on Saturday "got on with everyone".

Pair who died at Cascade Falls were keen football players at Massey High School.

Man arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing a teenager in Ponsonby in December.

About 100 evacuated from Piha and trampers stranded as torrential rain pelts west coast.

Colin Ennor and his friends were caught out by sudden floodwaters on "gentle walk".

Up to 100 people were evacuated in Piha this evening.

A cop diagnosed with incurable cancer has ticked another item off her bucket list.

Dean Baigent-Mercer fears the northern rata's summer display may be their last.

A young man appeared in court after an elderly woman woke to find her house being torched.

Applications have opened for relocation grants for overseas and expatriate Kiwi teachers.

If you missed last night's Harbour Bridge light show it's not too late to catch it tonight

Nurse Betty Jenkins is still going strong after 58 years of nursing.