Terry Jenner feared the worst upon hearing of a suspicious fire in Papakura yesterday.

Get some exercise at an outdoor pool. Pack a picnic, take the kids and make a day of it.

Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to pay for drugs, says a councillor.

A son has given evidence against his own father, accused of the murder of a mother of four.

The slain Kahui twins' grandfather today admitted lying to police to protect his son Chris, an inquest into the twins' deaths has heard.

The Kahui twins' grandfather drove 50km to search for their mum when baby Cru stopped breathing, instead of taking him 4km to hospital, an inquest hears.

A trackside fire has shut down train services on Auckland's Southern and Eastern line between Otahuhu and Papakura.

A 'humble and hard-working' pig hunter from Papakura went to work and waited six hours on Monday before telling his wife he'd won $28.7m.

A pig hunting father who vowed never to return to Wellington made an exception when he found out he was Lotto's latest multi-millionaire.

The winner of the $28.7m Lotto Powerball prize is 'taking their time' deciding what to do, New Zealand Lotteries says.

Ezra Sitagata, 7, could 'pass and tackle like a pro' but he had to tell his team he had cancer.

Dita De Boni on how the welfare reforms might impact solo parents.

A puppy has been rehomed in an animal shelter after being kicked, struck against a tree and thrown through a basketball hoop by four boys.

Auckland's outer suburbs are not, in general, the home of fine cuisine.