A small investment in youth wellbeing goes a long way in making a difference.

Marcel Syron still has no use of his legs and limited use of his fingers and hands.

I wonder about the extent of sense-checking around some speed limit changes.

Can you guess which baby names proved the most popular in Northland?

Joined the gym but doubt you'll stick at it? Northland gym owners have advice for that.

'The circumstances leading up to Neill’s death have raised serious concerns'

Fifty-six of the country's best young singers to perform

The delicate Mermaid Pools used to have up to 1000 visitors a day.

Friends of Maunu Cemetery help tidy the grounds once a week as a way to give back.

Mangōnui's Jasmine Keir creates an abstract world that mirrors the patterns of nature.

Sky was a stray a Kawakawa man wanted to adopt, but council took her from a locked kennel.

The diver was known to many as a 'tireless' and 'hardworking' community man.

The white pointer, believed to be 3m long, was spotted leaping out of the water.

Water safety education appears to be having an impact in the north.

Twenty-month-old girl Azalea-Reign Kiani May Samuels died after being struck by a vehicle.

The last 10 to 15 days of January are ones to watch in terms of possible heavy rain.

The improvements were vital in a town which had no public transport.

"Going around the course you see all kinds of boats and rigs."

It was important that people were aware of any nests and take precautions to avoid them.

News snippets from Northland

Seven Northland bowlers in NZ singles and pairs nationals.

Orca have been spotted hunting stingrays at popular coastal sites across Northland.

The standard was very high in the open section.

Giant sunflowers grown by Waitangi Kindergarten kids earn them regional honours.

Fine-line tattooists have become a common choice in recent years; Gemma is self-taught.

Far North's Suzanne Duncan and Mark Osborne to head regional development agency board.

News snippets from the Far North.