Kim Baker Wilson

A prominent Auckland councillor is demanding police do more in downtown Auckland to make it safer for students.

There will be no further "Rambo" police raids on the media for a long time, the journalist Nicky Hager says.

An Auckland church had to call police after men began shouting homophobic abuse at worshippers through a loudspeaker, it says.

The liquor store owner who was stabbed in the back outside his own store is too scared to go back to work, he says.

Five days after Cyclone Winston tore though the islands of western Fiji, there are no signs substantial aid is getting through to those who need it.

Fiji has begun a massive cleanup after Cyclone Winston tore through the country, killing 29 people and flattening villages.

A teenager will appear in court this morning charged with murdering west Auckland grandmother Cun Xiu Tian.

Mourners who took to the streets for a solemn march in Te Atatu, Auckland last night have told of how they fear for their safety after a neighbour was killed.

The police have a huge list of people of interest as they continue to hunt who killed a 69-year-old West Auckland woman in her own home, they say.

A west Auckland community leader is urging residents to give whatever help they can to police investigating the killing of a 69-year-old woman in her home.

More support has already been given to desperate families so far these holidays than for the entire Christmas period last year, the Auckland City Mission says.

Women's Refuge ambassador Tina Cross is working with police to raise awareness of New Zealand's domestic violence problem. Audio

A new central agency to combat cyber crime would be part of a step change in how New Zealand deals with the growing number of online threats and attacks, the government says.

The Defence Force is surprised by just how well its P-3K2 Orion Aircraft performed overseas while helping other nations combat piracy and human and drug trafficking. Video

A number of frozen berry brands have been linked to Hepatitis A cases but warning consumers which ones won't help, the Ministry for Primary Industries says. Audio

Jonah Lomu will be farewelled by thousands of New Zealanders at Eden Park, the spiritual home of rugby and a special place for the rugby star, former All Blacks coach John Hart says.

Jonah Lomu's mother was among more than 600 mourners who attended the first public memorial for the former All Black.

More than 100 people, most of them French, gathered in central Auckland last night following the deadly attacks in Paris. Audio

Two Auckland-based World War II veterans will be formally awarded France's highest honour today.

Lifeguards are preparing for a busy summer in Northland and Auckland with bigger waves, more rips and a long and hot summer expected. Audio

The country's largest Maori-owned fisheries company regrets losing a large load of fish overboard that later washed up along kilometres of shoreline, it says.

Auckland police now hold real fears for a young man who never made it home from a night out on the town on the weekend.

Men use the Boobs on Bikes parade in downtown Auckland to flash their own anti-pornography messages.

The number of Aucklanders looking to leave the city and get jobs elsewhere is up by almost half, new job figures from Trade Me show.

The promoter of Chris Brown's concert scheduled for Auckland later this year has been seeking support from organisations to get him into the country. Audio