An Auckland strawberry grower failed to properly pay its seasonal workers and keep accurate records despite warnings.

A car has crashed into a pipe on in Henderson, flooding the road.

Fire crews are at a property in West Auckland tonight after a vehicle caught fire after crashing into a house.

Lorde has won the hearts of a West Auckland family, after donating thousands to their Give a Little page.

A kitesurfer has cheated possible death after becoming tangled in his kite lines at Muriwai Beach.

Teri Standen was re-housed from Auckland to Hamilton with a $3510 Government relocation grant but says it was the worst decision of her life.

The woman who was attacked and had her car stolen is still in hospital four days after the incident.

A person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in West Auckland this afternoon.

A worker has described his feelings of devastation after the plastics factory he worked at for 16 years was destroyed by fire.

Police have recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars of stolen items including power tools and go-karts after searching a home in West Auckland.

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

Thousands of homes across Auckland had power cut this morning because of the risk of low hanging lines.

Northwestern Motorway upgrades, more electric trains and extending rail electrification to Pukekohe are among proposals included in a new transport strategy.

Laura McGoldrick updates us on today's cracker Paralympics medal score!

Police are investigating after an armed man entered a West Auckland dairy and demanded money and cigarettes last night.

Fire services are attending a house fire in the West Auckland suburb of Kelston.

Emergency services were busy in Auckland on Thursday night after a three car collision in Epsom and another car crashing through eight fences in New Lynn.

Five 16-year-old males will appear in the North Shore youth court tomorrow in connection with an aggravated robbery on the North Shore and a pursuit across Auckland.

Auckland Council says 25 names were left off its candidate list for the upcoming local elections due to an "administrative oversight".

There are 17 people in the running for the Auckland Council's top job.

A proposal to build homes on one of Auckland's most prized volcanoes looks set to be rejected by Auckland councillors.

A disabled girl and her mun became trapped in flood water during a torrential downpour that saw more than 100 calls to emergency services in the three hours to 4pm today.

Five off-duty lifeguards have been honoured for their rescue of an unconscious woman in rough seas at Piha on Auckland's west coast.

An Auckland Council worker has escaped serious injury after his car was struck by a freight train in West Auckland this morning.

A teenager has told a coroner's inquest how he tried in vain to protect his rugby teammate as two boys attacked him.

Volunteer firefighters in West Auckland didn't have far to go when they were called to an accident early this morning - a car had crashed into their station.

Emergency services have been called to the scene after a car crashed down a bank in Henderson.

Police say two recent incidents where car keys have been taken from West Auckland gyms, and members cars stolen, are possibly linked.

In the last three months, offenders committed six ram-raid burglaries at commercial premises which sold high-end electrical equipment.