Latest from Manurewa

Sacked supervisor: 'It's ruined my life'
A supermarket worker sacked over non-payment for a loaf of banana bread she wanted to gift to a blind woman says the incident had "ruined my life".

Body found in Auckland sleepout
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found in a sleepout in south Auckland this morning.

Body find triggers homicide inquiry
Police have set up a cordon around a home in Manurewa, where it's believed a man was killed last night.

A nation divided: Inside the Urewera Four trial
Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

Driver accused of hitting girls likely to plead guilty
An Auckland man accused of trying to flee the scene after his car ploughed into two young girls has indicated he will plead guilty.

Alleged crash driver 'sorry, devastated'
The man has been granted interim name and image suppression to give him a chance to inform his family.