Sitting on her deck and enjoying a cup of tea, Dianne Green noticed something was amiss with her beloved farm animals.

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.

A clinical child and adolescent psychologist offers advice for parents following the death of a 10-year-old Auckland child in tragic circumstances.

Massey Primary School gets extra help to support the school community following the tragic death of a 10-year-old child.

"This is an absolute tragedy. The thoughts of the community and local police are with the family," police Inspector Brett Batty said.

A car crashed into a power pole in West Auckland this evening, bringing the power pole and power lines down.

As children prepare to return to school this week, West Auckland parents have spoken out about their frustrations with the hunt for a sexual offender.

Fire races through a New Lynn boarding house.

The battle to replace David Cunliffe in New Lynn could come down to the wire between local Cunliffe loyalist Greg Presland and Deborah Russell, an outsider with support from Labour's hierarchy.

Two months after a young west Auckland boy was abducted and sexually assaulted, nearby schools are banding together to make sure all pupils stay safe.

Set in West Auckland bush, the latest incarnation of this restaurant has work to do.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Friends and family of hit-and-run victim Jacob Pakura have gathered to farewell him for the last time at a service in West Auckland this afternoon.

A man has been charged over the hit and run which killed skateboarder Jacob Pakura.

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

Police broaden the hunt for a car that killed teenage skateboarder Jacob Pakura.

A 16-year-old skateboarder has died after a hit and run in Auckland this morning.

There has been a serious crash in Titirangi this morning.

A 200-litre drum of nitric acid was punctured by a forklift in West Auckland this afternoon, injuring two people.

Delightful moment captured on film, winning mum a brand new camera.

Two 4WDs were stuck in the mud in Parau, West Auckland today and one was set to spend another night stranded.

A West Auckland pupil is packing his suitcase to fly out to a prestigious music college.

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

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

A couple got into trouble while swimming at a notoriously dangerous west coast beach late at night.

A woman barricaded herself in a hallway while a rampaging possum wreaked havoc in her home.

Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.

A group of endangered New Zealand dotterels have begun nesting at a Piha site where the tiny native birds' biggest threat - dogs - are allowed to roam off-leash during the day.