When Mark Holloway complained of a sore back, he went to the doctor for a routine check. The next day, he died.

Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged arson and burglary of a west Auckland discount store gutted in a fire early today.

At least one man is "helping police with inquiries" after a suspicious blaze gutted a West Auckland discount shop overnight.

Labour's nominations for the Te Atatu seat have been reopened in the wake of disciplinary action against sitting MP Chris Carter.

A man shot by police after allegedly presenting an airgun at them last month says he thought he was playing a joke on his brother.

Police have named the 22-month-old girl killed when she was hit be a reversing car in her family's driveway.

A young woman bitten by a rottweiler in a store promotion gone wrong wants to apologise to the dog's owner.

A pet store assistant lost her lip in a dog attack at a "bring in your Rottweilers" promotion in West Auckland yesterday.

A west Auckland school has a message of thanks for the men who refused to use a brothel which opened across the road earlier this year.

Police have admitted a man they gunned down pointed a stolen air rifle but never fired before they started shooting. And the man's brother says it wasn't loaded.

A 8-year-old boy left with "half his face hanging off" after a pitbull attack said he was grateful it was him and not his baby brother or sister.