A witness to a huge street brawl has described how crowds armed with big pieces of wood charged at partygoers at a 21st birthday.

A 22-year-old West Auckland man is in a critical condition following a brawl outside a 21st birthday party.

Catherine Smith talks to a couple who went West and are loving the lifestyle.

We came here because my friend - a new mum - had the place recommended to her by members of her coffee group as a child-friendly cafe.

Miniature trains have enjoyed a rise in popularity over the past few years thanks to a certain engine called Thomas.

Boy-racers responding to an advertisement for a car heard how the 'owner' crashed and killed a child, as part of an anti-street racing campaign.

Labour has confirmed nine nominations, including two list MPs, have been received from candidates wanting to represent the party in the Te Atatu seat from the next election.

Police are hunting an arsonist after a fire gutted a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn yesterday.

A canvas grid hidden in dense bush marks the spot from which police removed the dismembered remains of Carmen Thomas last night. Officers who recovered her body are being offered trauma counselling.

About 45 firefighters battled a "major" blaze at a childcare centre in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn.

The remains of Carmen Thomas have been removed from a crude grave in dense bush in the Waitakere Ranges.

The bus hit Rongo with such force the windscreen smashed, before he was dragged about 15m.

Murdered mother Carmen Thomas has been found in one of several concrete containers partially buried in the Waitakere Ranges.

The dismembered remains of murdered mother Carmen Thomas have been found buried in bush in the Waitakere Ranges.