A woman has been found dead in Waiuku after a horse-riding incident.

Crash cyclist's helmet "helped save her life", helicopter crewman says.

Four ambulances and two helicopters sent to crash on Awhitu Rd.

Former Waiuku College student Ruby-Jean Steele was due to turn 18 next month.

Three offenders were chased down on foot by police while one was still on the run.

Police are in attendance at a serious crash involving two vehicles in Waiuku.

Standing among the jets and helicopters Waiuku native Lewis Chaloner looks right at home.

The child went missing for around an hour this evening.

Police were called to the crash on Stuart Rd early this morning

Two people have been seriously injured in a crash in Waiuku.

Reporter Brittany Keogh heads to Bersantai day spa at Castaways Resort for some R & R.

George Orwell's 1984 is all too real, but we only have ourselves to blame.

Boy racers were commemorating an 18-year-old man who died in a car crash last year.

The two-car crash has left one person trapped in their vehicle.

Motorists are flooding the Herald with complaints against the proposed petrol tax.

A neighbour saw animals in the paddock next to her house fleeing to avoid the accident.

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

The driver and passengers were fine but the cow was not so lucky.

The Waiuku College teacher collapsed at the gym next to students and teachers who did CPR.

Dame Nganeko Minhinnick, who led a claim to clean up the Manukau Harbour, has died.

Eden described the terrifying moments as the car skidded towards her and her sister.

Police confirm they were responsible for explosions heard around South Auckland tonight.

A toddler was flown to Starship Hospital after a TV fell on top of her.

Tissot art thief Anthony Sannd heading back behind bars after theft of $130k motorcycle.

Officer leaps from police helicopter into the sea in dramatic rescue near Cornwallis.

The woman killed in a head-on collision on a rural Auckland road was found by her best friend, who sat with her for hours until her body could be removed.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Junior distance runner Quinn Gardiner-Hall is just weeks away from following in the footsteps of his heroes to the icy southern land.

But a post-mortem examination this morning was inconclusive as to the cause of death of the four-month old baby.

An Auckland rugby referee who suffered a fatal heart attack during a game committed himself fully to everything he did. Graham Eddy

A man suffered serious head injuries after crashing into a power pole in Waiuku, and three others were injured in a Glenn Innes crash.