A person sustained serious injuries in an alleged assault involving a weapon in South Auckland. The injured individual was later dropped off for medical treatment.

Three suspicious fires in Manurewa, South Auckland, caused significant damage to two homes and a garage. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) reported the blazes.

Police in New Zealand are investigating a reported hit-and-run incident that occurred in Ōtara, South Auckland.

A man was arrested in south Auckland after evading a police stop, driving at high speed, crashing, and barricading himself in his car, with the Eagle helicopter tracking the vehicle.

Armed police have been deployed to Papakura, South Auckland, following an incident in which one person was injured.

Biosecurity NZ has widened the trapping zone in South Auckland following the discovery of three more Oriental fruit flies, indicating that surveillance efforts are working as expected.

A 61-year-old man has been charged with offensive behaviour and wilful damage after graffiti inciting racial violence was discovered outside a school in Papatoetoe, South Auckland.

Young people are reportedly still on the roof of a youth justice residence in South Auckland, causing some damage to the facility. Oranga Tamariki confirmed the rest of the site remains secure.

A large-scale operation to eradicate the Oriental fruit fly in South Auckland has concluded after restrictions were imposed following the discovery of a single male fruit fly.

Police are searching for a dangerous man following a firearms incident in South Auckland, advising the public not to approach him.

Two individuals, a 23-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman, have been arrested and charged following a shooting incident in South Auckland that left a man injured.

Police are searching for a group of people who slashed the tyres of ambulances in South Auckland this weekend.

Protesters linked to Destiny Church disrupted two Sikh processions in South Auckland and Tauranga, prompting the Indian government to raise the issue with New Zealand authorities. The disruptions have caused diplomatic concern.

Voting has closed for the local body election in the South Auckland subdivision of Papatoetoe, with preliminary results expected later in the afternoon.

Emergency services responded to reports of a sabotaged fuel pipe outside a petrol station in South Auckland, New Zealand, prompting a police investigation.

A New Zealand youth justice facility, Korowai Maaaki in south Auckland, continues to face issues as a three-year deadline for improvement, set by investigators in 2023, approaches.

Biosecurity New Zealand staff are working in Papatoetoe, South Auckland, after additional Oriental fruit flies were found, renewing eradication efforts in the area.

A learning by doing project is teaching South Aucklanders how to sew for themselves and their family.