Firefighters are praising a west Auckland woman who rushed into her neighbour's burning house and woke the sleeping occupants.

A man appeared in court today charged with burglary and unlawfully taking two vehicles in west Auckland, which may be connected to an arson attack on a residential property.

Miniature trains have enjoyed a rise in popularity over the past few years thanks to a certain engine called Thomas.

Neighbours say they were forced to break down a door to get to two young children locked inside after police arrested their father.

Two teenagers are seriously ill in Middlemore Hospital with extensive burns after a gas cylinder is thought to have exploded in their faces.

Zero-waste design is a means of creating clothes that minimises fabric disposal. At the forefront of this move is Holly McQuillan. Viva finds out more.

Maurice Williamson's comments that opponents of land sales to foreigners were sometimes being racist was a case of humour backfiring, John Key said today.

A neighbourly dispute may have led to a shot being fired in west Auckland, say police.

Auckland couple offered vouchers after finding blood in a Burger King meal.

Aisling Symes' family say they will visit the parents of a toddler crushed by a brick wall just 3km from where their daughter died.

Police have named the toddler who was crushed by a brick wall in west Auckland today.