Swim pants for swim safety
Some babies under 18 months old will be given a valuable tool before their first swim this summer.
Brent Catchpole: The year ahead for the Papakura Local Board
Welcome to the New Year. The Papakura Courier asked local board chairman Brent Catchpole to share his thoughts on the goals ahead for the board as it heads into 2017.
Man impaled on fence
Young man critically injured after a car smashed into a fence in rural south Auckland.
Lucky rescue after night in sea
Man bobbed for at least four hours in cold, choppy water after his dinghy overturned.
Council merges call centres
Auckland Council will merge five call centres into one. But will there be job losses?
Sport: Manu Vatuvei's top five things to do
Manu Vatuvei is egging visitors attending the Auckland Nines to extend their stay in the big smoke.
Health board prepares for strike action
Junior doctors employed by Counties Manukau Health are set to stop work next week.
Natural birthing units empower women
Maternity support workers and midwives are calling on more women to embrace the act of natural birth.
Out with the sausages
The people have spoken - sausages and scalloped potatoes have been left off the new Meals on Wheels menu.
Road closed after crash
Major south Auckland route shut after serious collision between a truck and a van.
Charity shop 'ransacked'
Charity shop's storage is raided as it begins to prepare Christmas hampers for struggling families.
Arrest after teen filmed
Police have arrested a man who allegedly filmed a teenage girl trying on clothes in south Auckland.
Stabbed 15 times
As an Auckland mother lay in hospital fighting for her life, she said she could die knowing she protected her baby.
Teen filmed in changing room
Police looking for man who allegedly filmed a 14-year-old girl trying on clothes at a south Auckland store.
Sport: Scholarship and game development influence choice
Promising New Zealand schoolboy first five Harry Plummer sees his rugby future in Auckland.
Bus driver assault an 'issue'
Bus companies are making safety improvements after some reports on assaults on drivers.
Film documents cancer suffering
Luka Wolfgram's film in memory of his young brother Kosta is a top contender.
Sport: Papakura Sea Eagles rule
The Papakura Sea Eagles describe winning the Counties Manukau club of the year as icing on the cake.
Sport: One day finalists decided
Marty Perry scored 70 and took 3-26 in Papakura's five run upset of Counties Manukau club cricket's one day competition leaders, Pukekoke-Metro last Saturday.
Turtle rescuer warns pet owners
The size of a 50 cent and found on the side of the road, Andy the turtle is on the mend.
Volunteers needed for hospital duty
St John is looking for volunteers for its Friends of the Emergency Department at Middlemore Hospital.