'I’ve made it': Whangārei teen turns self-doubt into top honours

The Whangārei Girls’ High School dux once doubted she matched her peers.

Free festive feasts: Community rallies to feed lonely and struggling whānau

Christmas Day community events will ensure no one is lonely or hungry at Christmas.

Creative challenges power Project Island Song fundraiser in the Bay of Islands

The 12ks of Christmas challenge includes a litter clean-up and midnight runs.

‘We didn’t expect it to blow up’: Teen unicorn gymnasts go viral with routine

Gymnasts Renee Pilon and Lexi Hati trained in secret for weeks to nail their routine.

Northland business hits record boom but jobs fail to keep pace

Northland now has 24,351 registered businesses, up from 19,700 in 2013.

Aircraft near-collision 'too close', investigators call for urgent overhaul

A safety authority urges major changes after two planes were put on a collision course.

Locals wowed as Rocket Lab barges giant 'hungry hippo' nose cone out of Warkworth

America's Cup technology meets the space race.

Class action filed against Transpower and contractor over Northland outage

About 180,000 people lost power for days after a tower collapse near Glorit.

Skipper's knock only resistance in heavy loss

Northland opener puts PB to the sword in nine-wicket victory at ND U19s in Gisborne.

From cricket to the fairway: Northland trio enter Guinness World Record books for longest golf ball catch

The record has been confirmed by Guinness World Records.

Northland teen aims for American football glory despite not playing the sport

Nikau Hepi has signed a scholarship to play at Florida State University.

Condor Sevens: The unlikely high school champions nobody saw coming

Coach Tom Peyton built this title run over three years on a zero budget.

Glenn Dwight: Snails, dinosaurs and weirdness – my review of 2025

OPINION: A look at the odd, fun and joyful moments that made us proud to be Kiwi in 2025.

'Healthy exercise': Why Phil Thomsen loves gardening – even weeding

The gardening author has been growing vegetables since he was about 5 years old.

Kem Ormond: Try growing a nut tree, the reward is worth the wait

OPINION: From towering walnuts to compact almonds, there is a nut tree for most gardens.

'Nuisance': Roosters keep New Plymouth awake in 1937

“I suggest that people who keep roosters should be compelled to pay a tax."

Disgraced rich-lister's heritage mansion has finally sold

Agent told OneRoof in June that the property had attracted "significant" buyer interest.

Was this the year Queenstown house prices went nuts?

It would take another GFC to burst the wealthy playground's bubble, says expert.

Young family buys wartime couple's one and only home for $900,000

Auction over in minutes, after mega-bid scares off the competition.

NZ's surprising mortgage-free hot spots - and the suburbs drowning in debt

The postcodes where the majority of people own their homes outright.

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Bosch’s new AI cockpit could adjust your car before you even ask

Leapmotor C10 AWD quick review: softly, softly, searing acceleration

Sony and Honda’s first EV wants to be your PlayStation lounge on wheels

Whangārei mum evicted from transitional housing weeks before Christmas

The woman alleges another housing provider shunned her after comments by Sallies.

He saved two kids from deadly surf - now his message for summer at the beach

Northlander Dudley Andrews says 'knowledge is power' when it comes to surviving the coast.

'You’re not a safe person': Man's repeated family violence lands him in prison

Jonathan Wilson assaulted his partner twice within hours, while she was unwell in bed.

'I'm hacked off': Northland food vlogger targets grocery duopoly

The Mumma's Kitchen host filmed price checks across Europe to prove her point.