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.

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A woman has lost her home but lucky to be alive after waking to the sound of a smoke alarm this morning.

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.

Shannon Lawson, 38, who was shot by police in west Auckland on Sunday, has been remanded in custody after a brief appearance in court today.

A West Auckland man seriously wounded when police shot him was armed with an air rifle he had allegedly stolen from a neighbour.

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.

An Auckland woman's court-imposed driving ban for drink-driving has been overturned because she was escaping a sexual assault at the time.