One hopes that the cretin who thought it would be a good idea to dub Kaitaia New Zealand's murder capital is proud of themselves

Tuesday's Letters to the Editor.

A new bill that gives district health boards responsibility of managing the fluoridation of their councils' reticulated water supplies

It might be natural for new parents to want to keep their babies close, but Plunket's national adviser for Māori health, Zoe Tipa,

Chorus has completed the upgrading of broadband cabinets at Kawakawa, Okaihau, Russell, Peria and Towai, as part of a $5 million rural

The cost of disposing of rubbish is too high for many Northlanders according to Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis, although that was

Lobby groups are vowing to keep putting up roadblocks in rural Northland until councils take action to fix dangerously dusty roads. Protestors

A Kaitaia couple will be forever grateful that their two-year-old daughter did not lose her life when she fell into an adult public pool.

A technical issue at NZME's print plant has affected production of several newspapers today.

A fire fighting helicopter pilot had an unexpected passenger hitch a ride in his monsoon bucket on Monday.

People who breach a fire ban in the Far North can expect to be charged with arson and get a bill for the cost of extinguishing the blaze, a senior rural fire boss says.

Youths who used a stolen car in a ram-raid at a Hokianga grocery store fled empty-handed and crashed after the shop owner gave chase. Senior

Four local athletes will represent the Kaitaia Athletics Club at the North Island Colgate Games in Hastings this weekend. The contingent

Local children now have a perfect opportunity to learn more about the skill of waveriding through the formation of a brand new boardriding

Kaikohe's Kohewhata Marae provided the venue for the Regent Training Centre's 2016 prizegiving, despite the imminent threat of rain

Gong fever's had its day

No one at Whatuwhiwhi seems to be pleased by the Ministry of Education's decision to close Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia, but

Katie (Aunty Katie) Evans celebrated her 87th birthday on Sunday. At that age she should really be retired, but she has no immediate

A woman is in a serious condition after suffering severe burns to 25 per cent of her body in a car fire.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

Three people were left clinging to their boat after it capsized about 500m off the Northland Coast this afternoon.

The fire burning in Matai in the Far North is no longer a threat to people or their homes.

Five helicopters with monsoon buckets have been dispatched to the Far North in a bid to bring a large scrub fire under control.

The holiday road toll stands at 17, rising overnight with the deaths of two pedestrians in Northland.

After a spate of youth suicides struck the Far North township of Kaitaia earlier this year, an unlikely hero emerged from the tragedy.

Golden Oldies pool is still alive and well if the gathering at the RSA in Kaitaia on Tuesday last week is anything to go by. As per

Swimmers at Ahipara can again relax this summer under the knowledge they are bathing at the only partrolled beach in the Far North. Based

Pupuke teenager Tyrone Rogers is a young man with big plans. And he is well on the way to making them a reality. The former Kaeo

The wrong chemicals were accidentally added to a school pool.

Northland has one of the worst police shortages in the country with some officers ready to "fall over" from stress and long hours