Dean Voelkerling was a charismatic, honorable and loyal man, plus a great friend.

Northpower Fibre to connect its 10,000th customer

Gary Murdoch has been a long-time volunteer in the Dargaville community.

News snippets from around Northland.

Inaugural Kelly Tarlton trophy for services to underwater heritage goes to Noel Hilliam.

News snippets from around Northland

Nominations for the Northland by-elections have closed.

Northland to get share of latest road safety funding announcement.

Several crews are at the scene on Maropiu Settlement Rd, north of Dargaville.

Organiser delighted with 'spectacular' designs at inaugural art event.

Love Kaipara has received a significant funding boost from the Government and KDC.

Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.

Two people walked away with minor injuries after crash landing a plane.

Volunteer fire officer says a perfect landing meant passengers escaped almost unscathed.

Kaitaia first to get 24-hour cover and new officers will be phased in over four years.

Floodwaters washed a goat into a tree in Dargaville.

A ticket sold in Whangarei was among 12 nationally that each won more than $21,000 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday's draw.

A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

Northland Inc is looking at whether there's a market to build a retirement village in Dargaville to lure Aucklanders ready to quit the rat race.

TW290117NADNITRO123.JPG ENGAGED: Renee Anderson said it was "the best thing that could ever happen" when her partner Daniel van Leeuwerden

Toys, food, vouchers and newly-knitted blankets are just some of the items that have been donated to help a family of six who lost

A_JS240914NADARGH058.JPG: Former Dargaville High School Principal David Bargh has been censured, but allowed to continue teaching.PHOTO/FILE By

A_JS270213NADDRY040.JPG: Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy at the Dargaville farm of Malcolm Welsh when a drought was declared

A principal who stalked a young teacher has been censured by the teacher's body.

Te Puna o Te Matauranga marae has been home for a group of Northland youth who are preparing for a show which follows how young people

A century ago New Zealand was in the grip of World War I, in which 18,500 members of the country's 1.16 million population were killed

A Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest

A kite flown on the end of electric fence tape crashed into 11kV powerlines causing a flash over and blowing out power to a nearby

by Craig Cooper, editor Joe Carbery is a name many Northlanders will recognise. The Dargaville saxophonist (he now lives in Auckland)

When Laurence Sullivan heard the sound of a kiwi followed by the sound of a possum a light-bulb went off and he knew he wanted to