Auckland

It follows the fatal stabbing of Bernice Maychurch on an Onehunga bus earlier this week.

Police began looking into the matter at Waikumete Cemetery in Glen Eden, Auckland in August.

Whānau and police are concerned for the welfare of 12-year-old Franque, who has been missing since October 2.

Just under 3500 homes registered to be categorised by Monday to determine whether they qualify for a council buy-out or funding to improve the flood resilience of their property.

Two teenagers have been arrested in relation to the death of a young man in a fatal shooting in Grey Lynn on Thursday night.

Dozens of unwell or injured people desperate to see a doctor are queuing for hours outside a South Auckland clinic every morning.

Tūtahi Tonu Marae has been a second home to many students for the past 40 years for those studying to become teachers .now the University of Auckland is host two marae on campus.

They believe Jemaine Paniora could be in the Auckland CBD, Ōtāhuhu or Dargaville areas.

Wāhine Kayla Pawa - kidnapped and tortured for three weeks by Nomad gangster Carlos Harris before she escaped from the boot of a car - wants to move on with her life.

Steve Phillips and his brother Len have occupied a piece of real estate following a decision by Whai Rawa, the commercial arm of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, to lease the whenua.