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

The driver of a ute involved in a collision with a tractor has died almost a week later from his injuries.

Community anger is boiling after a "high-risk" sex offender was moved from a placement near one Auckland school to a house near another.

The Government has announced it will spend more than $14 million rebuilding a Manurewa primary school riddled with toxic mould and asbestos.

Not one, but two cats stuck up a tree.

A fight between Wendy's and Auckland Council over the resource consent for driveway changes is heading to the Supreme Court.

A man who pointed a gun at police during a bail check in Manurewa is on the run in a stolen car and should not be approached.

One person has died and another is in hospital after a vehicle crashed into the back of a parked truck in South Auckland this morning.

A South Auckland school was on lockdown earlier today, while police searched for a burglar in the area.

A police officer was attacked by two men during a routine traffic stop this morning.

Police are investigating whether there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the body found in a van in south Auckland this morning.

An elderly man has been pulled out of a South Auckland drain by emergency services after he fell in and could not get out.

An attempted robbery at a jewellers north of Auckland fell flat when the owner of the store managed to shunt the assailants out of his shop.

Andrew Little attempted to show reporters an overcrowded house yesterday - but it backfired when the owner insisted it was only being renovated.

A teen mum from Pokeno will address a crowd of experts at the world's largest health assembly.

South Auckland motorists found themselves in a bit of a sticky patch this afternoon when a load of PVA glue fell off a truck.

A car has crashed into a house after smashing into parked cars in South Auckland.

Commuters travelling on Auckland's Southern Motorway are facing an extra slow journey into the city today after several early morning crashes.

Police have confirmed the stabbing took place in the South Auckland suburb at about 1am. Authorities are expected to release more information today.

Police in South Auckland have labelled the actions of a group of young thieves who robbed a Papakura dairy "deplorable and disgusting".

UPDATE: Shon Tyson Wanahi, 26, was one of two men shot on Railway St, outside the Papakura Railway Station, about 1.15am.

Police have found a large weapons cache as well as an elaborate meth production set-up in a warehouse.

A woman has been taken to hospital after being attacked by two dogs in a South Auckland suburb.

The bound and gagged woman who died after she was injured jumping out of a car boot was on bail and due to appear in court on drug charges next month.

The Thai woman who died from injuries she sustained from escaping from a moving car, while bound and gagged, previously served jail time for drug offences.

The Thai woman who escaped, bound and gagged, from the boot of a moving car has died from her injuries.