Chinatown in Ti Rakau Drive taking shape as centrepiece of growing Chinese presence in Auckland, says Colin Taylor.

A man, 42, will appear in court this afternoon charged with the murder of Keith Kahi.

Police have found a man wanted in relation to an execution-style killing of a man in southeast Auckland.

Police have released the name of a man wanted in connection with the execution-style killing of Keith Kahi on Sunday night.

The man found dead on a Manukau street last night died from gunshot wounds, say police.

A man aged in his twenties died after being stabbed in the chest in Manukau City last night.

The man who snatched a handbag from a businesswoman then ran her down in a stolen vehicle has been jailed for at least 12 years.

The family of Auckland woman Folole Muliaga plan to sue both Mercury Energy and Middlemore Hospital over her 2007 death.

The Auditor-General has told Manukau's Len Brown he made mistakes with his mayoral credit credit card spending, but it will not investigate his finances further.

Manukau City bosses have sent four colleagues on a leadership programme at a cost of about $75,000, months before their council is disbanded.

Police use of social networks to hunt criminals is proving effective, with 'one or two' crooks caught each month.

Two former sex workers who have been without an income since a six-month job scheme ended on May 21 were granted unemployment benefits yesterday.

An armed robbery in Point Chevalier that sparked an AOS callout to South Auckland has resulted in at least three women being held by police.

The Police Armed Offenders Squad is attending an incident in Flatbush, Manukau.

A former gang member-turned opera singer has corroborated Manukau Mayor Len Brown's explanation for an $810 dinner.