The sudden deaths of two young girls in the past few weeks - in unrelated incidents - are being investigated.

As hundreds of students return to class parents at two West Auckland schools are being warned a convicted child sex offender is living nearby.

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.

Emergency services were called to the incident on a North Western Motorway off ramp just after 9.30pm.

Police have released footage of a mystery man who may have valuable information into the death of an Auckland teen skateboarder.

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.

If you've ever noticed how the music of our charismatic tui is much more impressive when heard in the bush, you're not mistaken.

The mother of a teenager who died in a hit-and-run cried as she asked the driver why the vehicle didn't stop for her "baby".

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.