A man facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing a woman to death at a south Auckland home they shared has pleaded not guilty.

One person suffered serious injuries and two others were hurt in a fleeing driver incident in South Auckland this afternoon.

Four teenagers who allegedly fled police through South Auckland in a stolen car and filmed their getaway at the weekend have been arrested.

An elderly man who was found seemingly asleep on the floor at a psychiatric hospital at 3.30am and was left there had suffered a large bleed on his brain.

Two trains were forced to abandon stopping at a South Auckland train station after a group of youths kicked the doors and threw stones.

Car window washers are facing a crack-down by police in south Auckland, who say they've received a barrage of complaints.

Police are slagged all the time for being revenue gatherers when they write tickets; now they're being criticised for trying to stop the offence before it happens, writes Kerre McIvor.

A man who was pinned against a house by his own car at the weekend remains in a critical condition in hospital.

An Auckland Rugby Union hearing was scheduled to take place tomorrow, after a boy allegedly punched a referee, but may be delayed due to another disciplinary process.

A car which pinned a man against a South Auckland house, leaving him with serious injuries, was later found by police dumped nearby.

No charges have been laid over an incident at a South Auckland shopping mall that left three paramedics in hospital yesterday.

Police operation targeting vehicle crimes in South Auckland after more than 900 vehicles were stolen in Counties Manukau in the last three months.

Twenty-five people have been arrested, three stolen cars found and 11 cars impounded as vehicle crimes are put under the microscope in South Auckland this week.

A four car pile up on the southern motorway could cause headaches for commuters this morning.

Tupua Urlich was just 17 when the state ended its care for him.

It turns out Papakura is the place for seals to hang out, with the third seal to have been spotted in the area in just two weeks.

A caretaker at an Auckland school has been hospitalised with facial burns after an accident with a boiler today.

Destiny Church is circulating images of wads of cash and the Twitter hashtag "iwannagive" to followers before its annual conference.

A mother whose baby's grave was destroyed in an act of vandalism has welcomed news that police are narrowing in on the offender.

A man has been stabbed in Manurewa today following an argument between two men on the street. Emergency services were called to the incident on Pitt Ave, Clendon Park, about 1.30pm. The injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition with stab wounds to his chest Police said there were reports an argument between two men at a Pitt Ave address spilled out onto the street and one of the men was armed with a knife.

A man has been stabbed in Manurewa today following an argument between two men on the street.

A car has crashed into Burger King on Bader Drive in the South Auckland suburb of Mangere. Four occupants have been transferred to Middlemore hospital with moderate to serious injuries. An investigation by Serious Crash in underway to find out the cause of the accident.

"He didn't care that his head was uncovered in public. He just wanted to help this little boy that he had no relation to."

A 5-year-old boy is now in a stable condition at Starship Hospital after he was hit by a car in South Auckland.

A 14-year-old girl had to hold up the boot of a hearse so the body that fell from it at a busy South Auckland intersection could be pushed back inside.

Even the judges are excited about Manukau's new Crown Solicitor. Natalie Walker, who by August will become responsible for all major prosecutions in the area for the next 10 years.