Kim Baker Wilson

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

Protesters have erected a marquee full of medical supplies outside a downtown Auckland bank to raise the prospect of future climate change refugee camps.

Police have named the worker who was killed when a South Auckland tank explosion blasted him across the road and into a car park.

Anti-TPP campaigners descend on the Trade Minister's office and wipe his windows to give him a lesson in transparency.

The New Zealand Rugby Union has paid several thousand dollars to a woman who was hit by shrapnel when fireworks exploded at an All Blacks test match.

The sudden death of an inmate at the troubled Mt Eden Prison is unfortunate but not surprising, the union for prison guards says.

Friends of four-year-old Maggie Watson attend a candlelight vigil following her death, as her grandparents mourn their 'angel'.

An inmate is considering legal action after he had his skull fractured and other bones broken in prison, his lawyer says. Audio

The consultant who analysed data on the Auckland property market for the Labour Party says critics are reading the data wrongly.