Labour in turmoil over MP's threat to resign
MP George Hawkins is threatening to force a byelection if the party selects a replacement Manurewa candidate he dislikes.
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Six of the best: Public swimming pools
Get some exercise at an outdoor pool. Pack a picnic, take the kids and make a day of it.
Parents 'put teens into sex work'
Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to pay for drugs, says a councillor.
Tagger killer Bruce Emery granted parole
Bruce Emery will walk free next month after less than two years in jail for fatally stabbing a teen.
Fatal crash driver cleared of murder
A driver accused of deliberately swerving into a woman's oncoming car has been cleared of her murder. Faaotaota Faaotaota was instead convicted of manslaughter, a charge he had admitted.
Driver kissing girlfriend before crash, court told
One witness has told a murder trial the accused was kissing his girlfriend before he crashed into a car, and another that they were arguing.
Crash accused had said he 'might as well' kill himself, court told
A man accused of murdering a woman by deliberately swerving into her car said he "might as well" kill himself, a court had been told.
Hit and run driver hunt after man, baby struck
An apparently drunk man holding a baby walked into traffic after arguing with his partner, witnesses say.
Left-leaning council for Len Brown
The first Auckland Council has been decided, and it has a centre-left look about it, which will make life easier for Super Mayor Len Brown.
Off to work...but there's a job at home too
Manurewa mother Lisa Bowden wants to work but she faces the classic solo parent's problem - who will look after the children?
Love thy neighbour? Auckland's noisiest streets revealed
A number of suburban streets gave the CBD a run for its money in the noise stakes.
Brother of liquor store shooter jailed for tinnie house robbery
The brother of the man who killed liquor store owner Navtej Singh has been sentenced over an aggravated robbery of a tinnie house a day before the fatal shooting.