Not your usual rush hour on Whangārei Harbour
It's not every day you encounter a stranded orca on your way home from work.
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Northland's endangered fairy terns / tara iti have their own protection team
Breeding sites will be monitored seven days a week to protect the rare bird.
Gates erected at Ahipara kaumatua flats after thefts
Residents' prayers answered with extra security measures.
Six60 starting nationwide tour in Northland next year
Six60 plays first of 6 national shows at Waitangi on Summer 2021 tour
Decision on preferred route for four-laned SH1 south of Whangārei due by end of year
Preferred route for four-laned SH1 south of Whangārei expected by end of year.
Thieves steal dead son's photos, raid piggybank, open bag of his ashes
Prized photos of late autistic boy and a pounamu among items stolen from Whangārei home.
Kids taught survival skills during school holidays
Whangārei kids brought out from devices to learn survival skills.
Kawakawa roundabout due to be finished next year
Work is currently focused on the corner hillside on the south side of the SH1/11 junction.
Far North tavern loses liquor licences
Whatuwhiwhi's Tuatua Tavern fails to get licences renewed.
Northland news in brief: Weedbusting Saturday, businessman on trial
Catch up on what's happening around the region
Bridges back on the menu for National in Northland
MP pledges work would start on replacing one-lane bridges at Kaeo, Rangiahua in first term
Bagatelle forerunner of modern pinball machines
The museum's pin ball machine was made in the 1940s as part of the war effort.
Lounge lockdown idea takes off across Northland
Lounge-lockdown inspired song takes flight around Northland.
Looking for inspiration in the unfamiliar
Sometimes it is just too hard to find inspiration
Portia Woodman backs initiative to tackle Northland's period poverty problem
Portia Woodman is backing a new initiative to tackle period poverty in Northland.
Pastor, businessman get home detention for sex with underage Northland girl
"Massive fall from grace" after church leader pays for sex with 15 year old girl.
News snippets from Northland
Foreign yachties say thanks with concert; and Pink Ribbon volunteers are urgently needed.
Veteran Taniwha prop not quitting any time soon
Ross Wright has played 100 matches after playing for Northland for more than a decade.
Mop-up continues after 'intense' fire threatens homes at Ahipara
Fire boss says blaze was one of the most intense he's seen in Northland in 10 years.
Men get home detention for sex with under age girl
Auckland pastor and Kawakawa businessman have both been sentenced.
Refining NZ to scale down Marsden Point operation from 2021
Bitumen production to cease in Northland as oil refinery cuts production.
Kaitaia women make firefighting history
Female firefighters common in the North but the fully female crew was a first for Kaitaia.
Ōpua rated NZ's most hospitable town
Ōpua beat its more famous neighbours Paihia and Russell - and every other town in NZ.
Business confidence going up in Northland
A part-time Northlander is reeling in a bunch of new fresh fish takeaway franchises.
Candidates go head to head in battle for the North
Eleven candidates from three electorates fought a wide-ranging, sometimes fiery, debate.
Firefighters battle blaze near Ahipara, homes evacuated
3 homes evacuated and 2 helicopter being used in Far North Fire
Daylight Saving should spark Northlanders into more exercise
Northlanders need to get active this Spring - Brent Eastwood
Taniwha and Northland Kauri notch wins
Northland men's and women's teams win their matches in Whangārei this afternoon.
EOLC referendum: Time to allow assisted dying?
Will New Zealanders move to make euthanasia legal for the terminally ill?
FNDC to pay for gates and lights at Ahipara's kaumātua flats
The security measures are aimed at deterring thieves after persistent problems.
Summer fit: Experts reveal top tips on staying active
Northland fitness experts reveal how to get motivated and fit without spending a fortune.