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Police are appealing for witnesses to Tuesday last week's pursuit of a stolen car that began at Okaihau and ended in Kaitaia (Stolen

Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) will host two free guided snorkelling days, at Tapotupotu and Maitai Bay, next week, to give locals

Kawakawa's Hundertwasser Park project has taken another major step forward with the awarding of the design and architectural component

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,

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 total fire ban was expected to come into place in Whangarei and Kaipara districts at midnight last night. It will mean lighting

Two Moerewa men have appeared in court charged with shooting at power pylons, causing a power blackout that affected the entire Far

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

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

Kayaker missing overnight found alive by Northland boatie.

New Zealand is in for a wet day with just the northern tip of the country resembling summer.

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.