The investigation into the fatal shooting of a man by police in Papatoetoe continues.

A man has been found by police and charged after a spate of hospital staff car break-ins.

A man has appeared in court after he allegedly crashed into pedestrian on Lime scooter.

An anti-domestic violence group have organised a vigil for slain Aucklander Xi Wang.

A man facing aggravated robbery charges made a dramatic escape from an Auckland courtroom

A woman raped by Colin Mitchell in 1973 tells her story after his name suppression lifts

Teen charged with assault with intent to rob and aggravated wounding.

A teenager wanted for an alleged crime wave across Auckland has been arrested this morning

CCTV footage shows brutal assault as prone man bashed with wood.

Auckland's top cop has been awarded a prestigious title at an international conference.

Good Samaritan Lucy Knight will return home for the second time since the assault that left her with a serious head injury, to celebrate her son's fifth birthday today.

Husband of mother left with severe head injuries after she tried to stop a bag snatch says: "She is very sore and extremely tired."

There are two sides to State Highway 16, the western route from Auckland to Northland. One is scenic. The other is a killer.

A former top police crash investigator was involved in a head-on smash in almost the exact spot where mother-of-four Lysette Brown was killed on Monday.

A man left fighting for his life with severe head injuries after an assault at a party following the NRL Nines league tournament is awake and has spoken to police.

A man who was viciously assaulted at a Mt Eden party at the weekend remains in a serious but stable condition at Auckland City Hospital.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after colliding with a car in central Auckland.

Counties Manukau Police are investigating a loan company director following complaints of him using weapons to enforce compliance of loan terms.

Police hunting a man who tied up and assaulted an elderly woman in her Papatoetoe home are trying to find her jewellery, stolen in the brutal home invasion.

Two thieves have stolen thousands of dollars worth of groceries from supermarkets and shops across Auckland by filling trolleys and running out of the store.

Two early morning fires deliberately lit at an Auckland school and church may have been started by the same people, police say.

A 36-year-old man will appear in the Auckland District Court on Monday to face two charges of indecency, after allegedly exposing himself to young woman on Auckland trains.

A fire has broken out at a Manurewa business with reports of people possibly trapped inside. St John was called to the fire on Great South Road at 12.25pm today.

A woman arrested for drink-driving with two small children in the car had one of the highest breath-alcohol levels recorded in New Zealand.

A man has been taken into police custody following the discovery of a woman's body north of Auckland this morning.

Police are still seeking a Good Samaritan who chanced upon a badly beaten man and took him to hospital last month, likely saving his life.

A thief who dashed out of a jewellery store wearing a $13,000 sapphire ring yelled "thank you very much" to staff as she ran to her getaway car.

A liquor store employee assaulted by armed robbers was not even supposed to be working in the store when the terrifying ordeal unfolded.

A teenager who admitted throwing fireworks into a popular Auckland forest, causing thousands of dollars damage, said he was just trying to look "cool" in front of his mates.

Police are looking for youths seen throwing rocks off a motorway overbridge at cars, as forensic tests get underway on an object that killed driver Rutger Hale.

Wild winds are have been lashing Auckland city today, with shattered windows< lifted roofs and runaway trampolines.

A family still grieving over three youngsters killed in a horrific crash six months ago are again in mourning after another relative died when her car hit a power pole.

A police officer delivered pre-ordered contraband to prisoners after collecting it from their relatives in meetings in and around a West Auckland courthouse.

A woman stabbed to death by a man in her West Auckland home in a "tragic and disturbing" incident has been described as a "fantastic person".