Shocked family members have gathered in mourning after a woman died in a car that crashed down a driveway in West Auckland.

A series of minor crashes are causing traffic problems across parts of Auckland.

A relative has described Te Atatu stabbing victim Carly Jasmin Lainala Stewart as "a beautiful soul who loved her family so much".

Drama erupted in the Waitekere District Court this afternoon when the man accused of stabbing Ronald Clayton Karipa​ in Glendene appeared.

A 15-year-old girl was the youngest victim in a spate of stabbings in West Auckland during the weekend.

A woman charged with the murder of mother-of-two Carly Stewart (pictured) looked visibly upset during her first court appearance.

Neighbours of a man stabbed in West Auckland last night described harrowing scenes as they tried to help the dying man.

A 36-year-old woman will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of another woman who was fatally stabbed at a house in West Auckland.

A man killed in a stabbing in West Auckland was seen rushing towards the top of a driveway minutes before he lay there, fatally injured. Neighbours

Officers spent an hour trying to get the 47-year-old man, who was believed to have been under the influence of drugs, out of the pools at Parakai Springs.

The women attending a girls' day out that ended with a fatal stabbing are "like sisters" and the woman now accused of murder was a gatecrasher, says the host.

Neighbours saw women fighting, yelling and one throw a chair before a fatal stabbing at an Auckland home yesterday.

NZ Post has moved to reassure people their post is safe, following a number of incidents.

Six people escape serious injury after four-car crash.

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.

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.

Passionate environmentalists are determined to preserve a significant piece of bush and wetlands, right on Auckland's doorstep.

100+ firefighters dealing with fallen powerlines, explosive debris, wather runoff, dense smoke and unknown chemicals at a suspicious West Auckland factory blaze.

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.