Latoya Hood is excited to begin her first year as a teacher at Morningside School.

Firefighters are tackling a large scrub fire in Northland

Whangarei family want free meningococcal immunisation for all ages

Street Prints Manaia

Roadworks in the Whangarei area have caused many damaged windscreens that need replacing

Poutu farmer Ian Russell has been hit by poachers who shot and butchered stock

A snippet of what the Whangārei students got up to on their trip.

Ben Laurie was out diving in the Bay of Islands when he captured footage of a pyrosome. Video courtesy of WildBlue.

Every summer a boat from the Police Maritime Unit, crewed by Auckland and Northland cops, spends a few weeks patrolling the Bay of Islands.

Whangārei's Isaiah Salisbury, 10, is one of about 90 kids attending a camp for children with congenital heart defects.

The Whangārei father is not eligible because his wife had not been working due to health conditions and so was not eligible.

Aurian White, 12, is one of ten World Ensemble Ambassadors worldwide

Lorna May Keen

A bright light flashes across the sky in Northland. Video/Carey Shaw

Sue Halliwell gives out information leaflets to Freedom Campers in Whangarei

The 2019 Waipu Highland Games opened with a parade through the township

Up to 2000 people spent the final day of 2018 rekindling family ties and competing in sporting challenges such as bareback horse races on the beach and an Iron Man run through thigh-deep mud.

Dashcam captures a near-miss head on crash near Opua

Waipu township moves on after the big fire that claimed a number of businesses on the main street

Rowshae Albert is happy the Northland DHB made a visit to Hikurangi to immunise children against the meningococcal bacterial infection

Jim Morgan, 95, talks about losing his 'best mate' Sandy after the 12-year-old fox terrier cross was attacked by a pack of dogs on Kaikohe's Harold Ave last Sunday.

The team of volunteers have spent hundreds of hours chipping mortar off bricks from the old Harbour Board building.

Jim Morgan, 95, and his pet Sandy were attacked by six pig dogs being exercised off-leash on a suburban Kaikohe street. Initially Sandy was to have a leg amputated; since this video was recorded the 12-year-old fox terrier cross has had to be put down due to its injuries.

The Whangārei school will open next year as a designated character school.

Lynda Harper at Hair Razing Design in Maunu has had a break-in, with thieves stealing her supply of wigs for medical hair loss

A trailer load of veggies for Salvation Army Christmas hampers

Falling Xmas trees, flying wine corks and hang fairy lights common hazards, ACC tells

Jacqui Cameron, 13, has collected lots of rugby gear to send to women in Mozambique but needs help getting it there.

Carol Peters talks on the state of Whangarei

David Gavin turns to a green prescription to manage his arthritis