Latest from Otara

Niko Brown, 5, ready to start school thanks to sponsor

Solo dad Daniel Brown is thankful his sons will be ready when school starts next month.

No uniform, stationery, bag or even shoes: kids too poor for school

Poverty means 200 Kiwi kids desperately need help to start school with the right gear.

Man trapped in machinery now in stable condition

Male patient in mid-40s taken to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition.

Man charged with murder after body found outside Ōtara church

A man has been charged with murder after a man was killed in Ōtara.

Body find triggers homicide inquiry in Ōtara

There is a strong police presence outside a property on Ōtara Rd.

Veteran youth worker back to the streets

Veteran Otara youth worker Sully Paea back on the streets to help at-risk kids.

Police warning as they release image of man wanted over Otara shooting

Corey Jermaine Anderson, 23, is wanted in relation to a shooting in South Auckland.

Police locate purple Audi linked to Otara shooting

Thanks to members of the public the purple Audi that police appealed for was found.

Otara shooting: Purple Audi linked to hunt for gunman

Police are appealing for sightings of a car believed involved in a shooting in Otara.

Māngere world champ expresses life's pain in dance

Ken Vaega was 23 when he met his dad, and his dad "burst into tears".

Spate of serious crashes overnight leaves five injured

One person was critically injured, another two were seriously injured in separate crashes.

Overnight adventure: Boys, 6 and 8, stayed with relative

The boys were located by a search party at 8am.

Bus strikes: no budge from bosses means more strikes

Drivers fight for increased pay and better working conditions.

Moore whanau rapt with guilty verdict

Whanau of murdered Northlander Kimble Moore also lost his brother, Gary, to violent death.

Dr Lance O'Sullivan's health-by-email NZ-wide

Deal with BestStart's 280 centres marks Lance O'Sullivan's jump to a nationwide service.

King of the Killer Beez free after 10 year prison sentence

Josh Masters said he 'hated' P. Ten years later, he's finally left prison for dealing.

Killer banished from village and sentenced to life in prison

Silapea Momoisea hid and waited in Frazer Ah'Kee's darkened home before stabbing him.

Police still hunting Ōtara taxi driver attacker

The hunt is still on for an attacker who stabbed a taxi driver with a screwdriver.