In South Auckland there are 10 people to a house, rubbish-strewn parks and kids walk around with no shoes in winter.

Looming lapse of the affordability rule in up to half of special housing areas sparks land-banking accusations.

The man who at the centre of an armed offenders call out in Papakura today has died.

A truck full of milk is on fire on a dock in the Auckland suburb of Papakura.

A man has been taken to hospital with critical injuries this afternoon, following an incident in Papakura.

A person has suffered burns in a building fire in Auckland today.

A man has been into custody after firing shots at a commercial premises in Takanini this morning.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Gary Moore who was found dead in his Otara home last month.

Police hold concerns for an elderly woman missing overnight in South Auckland.

The Auckland man also indecently assaulted a 10-year-old girl.

A family trust that wants to allow housing on a South Auckland volcano says the housing could be around $500,000-$700,000 - aimed at low- and middle-income earners.

A proposal to build homes on one of Auckland's most prized volcanoes looks set to be rejected by Auckland councillors.

Emergency services are scrambling to prevent polluted waste spilling into waterways after a tanker crashed in South Auckland.

Three people have suffered serious injuries after a car crash in South Auckland.

A person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a two-car crash in South Taranaki this morning.

A pregnant woman has been taken to hospital after the stolen car she was in crashed while fleeing from police.

Police are looking for an armed robber who stole money at gunpoint from a south Auckland dairy.

Orlando Shepherd appeared in Manukau District Court this afternoon to be sentenced for owning a dog that attacked a person.

One of the more basic properties in Papakura is probably now also one of the cheapest.

Lubricant and porn were strewn among the broken glass from a sex-shop window destroyed by a stolen car today.

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Three teens pointed a gun at an Auckland woman after she found them breaking into her home.

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Two people are in hospital, one after becoming trapped in a two car crash in Karaka, south Auckland.

The family of a woman killed by a drink driver who travelled at speeds of up to 160km/h say they forgive the man behind the wheel.

Three people have been arrested after a South Auckland service station was raided this morning by a gang of 11 who smashed their way inside.

Animated webseries Aroha Bridge started life as a weekly comic strip, created by Jessica Hansell, better known as local rapper Coco Solid.

Flooding likely rain continues, warns MetService.

Young woman's ordeal described as "cruel and degrading".

An 18-month-old boy locked in a van in South Auckland has been rescued thanks to the quick help of fire crews.