Concerns for Auckland teen not seen by family for over a week

Suspects sought after smash-and-grab at Michael Hill store

The offenders fled the scene in two stolen vehicles, which were found abandoned near Botany Downs Secondary College a short distance away.

Antidepressant drug found in bodies of two children left in suitcases

Their mother Hakyung Lee does not dispute causing their deaths, but that the loss of her husband drove her to insanity, the court has heard.

Pair sentenced over severe neglect of two dogs in Auckland

One of the dogs was found severely emaciated and barely able to lift his head.

New Te Pāti Māori MP on her 'surprise' at winning by-election

Oriini Kaipara says her decisive victory over Labour's Peeni Henare was unexpected as the "new kid on the block" in Tāmaki Makaurau.