An Auckland couple woke to find a strange man in their bedroom in a home invasion overnight.

After 11 years of trying to have a baby, Ankita Majumder wants to be like any other mother and hear the pitter patter of her child's feet running towards her.

This is revolutionary dining at its prettiest.

Steve Braunias examines a murder scene in Te Atatu, where a young killer acted out cruel, sadistic violence on an elderly Chinese woman.

More needs to be done to help children and young people access help, counsellors say, following the deaths of two children.

Junior fisheries officers in Auckland found four people in possession of 260 paua, 258 of which were shucked and all of which were undersized.

A diesel spill briefly closed a section of State Highway 16 near Whenuapai this morning.

Just weeks after his release from prison, Jaden Lee Stroobant murdered and sexually violated a 69-year-old Te Atatu woman.

Three years ago Taryn Gibbs spotted a stray dog beside the Southwestern Motorway. That was the beginning of the mission to rescue "motorway girl".

Sitting on her deck and enjoying a cup of tea, Dianne Green noticed something was amiss with her beloved farm animals.

The man who murdered and sexually violated elderly Te Atatu woman Cunxiu Tian went to extraordinary lengths to cover up his crime.

Guilty plea in Te Atatu murder not the end of the story for family in mourning, says church leader

The man accused of murdering elderly Te Atatu woman Cunxiu Tian in her family home will go on trial this morning.

A clinical child and adolescent psychologist offers advice for parents following the death of a 10-year-old Auckland child in tragic circumstances.

Massey Primary School gets extra help to support the school community following the tragic death of a 10-year-old child.

"This is an absolute tragedy. The thoughts of the community and local police are with the family," police Inspector Brett Batty said.

A car crashed into a power pole in West Auckland this evening, bringing the power pole and power lines down.

As children prepare to return to school this week, West Auckland parents have spoken out about their frustrations with the hunt for a sexual offender.

Fire races through a New Lynn boarding house.

The battle to replace David Cunliffe in New Lynn could come down to the wire between local Cunliffe loyalist Greg Presland and Deborah Russell, an outsider with support from Labour's hierarchy.

Two months after a young west Auckland boy was abducted and sexually assaulted, nearby schools are banding together to make sure all pupils stay safe.

Set in West Auckland bush, the latest incarnation of this restaurant has work to do.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Friends and family of hit-and-run victim Jacob Pakura have gathered to farewell him for the last time at a service in West Auckland this afternoon.

A man has been charged over the hit and run which killed skateboarder Jacob Pakura.

Auckland barrister and Green Party candidate Golriz Ghahraman is hoping to be the first refugee to become an MP in New Zealand.

Police broaden the hunt for a car that killed teenage skateboarder Jacob Pakura.

If you've ever noticed how the music of our charismatic tui is much more impressive when heard in the bush, you're not mistaken.

The mother of a teenager who died in a hit-and-run cried as she asked the driver why the vehicle didn't stop for her "baby".

A 16-year-old skateboarder has died after a hit and run in Auckland this morning.