The Armed Offenders Squad has swarmed around Southdown Lane in Penrose, Auckland.

One person was seriously injured in the crash.

We look back at the six worst power cuts that have plunged Auckland in the dark before.

The incident happened on South-Eastern Highway in Penrose.

Hundreds of thousands of people will be flocking to events in Auckland this weekend.

Overhead power lines may have been impaired high winds overnight

Former MP Matt Robson says Jim Anderton "recognised a gigantic wrong" in NZ society.

A $1.8 billion road which gained approval today has been ditched by the new Government

Eddie Tavinor died when part of a driveshaft hurtled through the windscreen of his ute.

Roads and green space key issues in the marginal seat of Maungakiekie.

A man has died in a crash at Penrose.

A man has died after his car hit a tree on Great South Rd.

Months of communication has not managed to resolve the tension between the two parties.

Four little boys have tragically lost their dad after he was crushed using a forklift.

The cherished family man was trapped under a beam and killed.

A person is dead after an accident at an industrial workplace in Auckland today.

A two-car crash has caused congestion on the southbound Southern Motorway.

Auckland's housing crisis is hitting a teaching profession that was already ageing.

The truck driver who ploughed into a motorway overpass, bringing Auckland to a standstill has been sentenced.

Verdict in for truck driver who smashed into motorway overbridge, causing chaos across Auckland.

Before Graham Kennett ploughed into an overpass, sprawling a digger across the Southern motorway causing widespread gridlock he checked the load with his eye.

Truck driver who smashed into overbridge says overheight load warning signs were not in place.

Train lines in Onehunga have been suspended because of a fault and people are being warned of delays.

The thieves who broke into Gun City and stole BB guns and air rifles probably wanted firearms, the chain's owner says.

BB guns were stolen during a burglary at Gun City in Penrose just after midnight.

A call has been issued for tighter security on Auckland's trains ahead of tonight's Christmas in the Park.

Steve Braunias meets Simonne Butler, who very nearly died in the famous attack in 2003 when P-crazed wretch Tony Dixon went at her with a Samurai sword.

Mobility Parking Association - which targets people who park in disabled spots without the proper credentials - have snapped an AA driving instructor without a permit.

Kiwi hip-hop choreographer to the stars Parris Goebel is hosting a dance class to raise funds for her sister after her nephew tragically passed away.

Man dies after being hit by train in Penrose