Corrections officers are being housed at a five-star waterfront hotel in the Far North while on secondment to cover the region's short staffed prison.

The last section of Northland's Twin Coast Cycle Trail will be officially opened next week.

A Far North man has admitted allowing his dogs to attack a fur seal pup, then killing the injured animal by smashing its head against a rock and taking it home to feed his chooks.

New unit allows teen mums in Northland to achieve their dreams

Derek Wheeldon, 80, and his wife Carol, 70, know they live in a beautiful place, but criminals are well and truly spoiling it.

A dog owner said incident that saw a dog dragged to its death was a "horrible accident".

SPCA investigating a report of a dog being dragged behind an SUV in the Far North.

Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".

Fire has raced through native scrubland in the bed of a dried-out lake in the Far North.

Three saved as boat hit rocks and starts taking on water in the Bay of Islands.

Auckland and Northland are about to get much-needed rain with a line of thunderstorms off the coast of the North Island.

Kingi Ihaka, who died in Auckland on Tuesday morning, has returned to Te Kao, where he was born in 1942. He is remembered as a distinguished

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

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.

She started her schooling in Kaeo as a barefoot child in 1957. She came back as a teacher in 1986 and stayed for 30 years, the past

For hundreds of struggling Mid North families it won't be Santa bringing joy this Christmas but a group of volunteers calling themselves

Teenager Hautafataha Livai was feeding the pigs out the back of his family's Far North dairy when he saw two masked heads pop up from the long grass.

Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.

A man has died in a single car crash in Ahipara south east of Kaitaia.

Three teenagers are to appear in Youth Court after a string of incidents sparked by one of them being stood down from school.

Burglars who broke into a jeweller's premise went for the best quality items.

Three fire trucks are rushing to a bushfire in the Far North.

Kelvin Davis has never walked a full marathon before but the Te Tai Tokerau MP has committed to walking 40km every day for a week

The unsafe use of vehicles on 90 Mile Beach, particularly at Ahipara, has long been a source of aggravation for many residents, especially

A man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in flew off the road and hit a tree along State Highway 1 in Northland early this morning.

A 28-year-old Kaikohe man has been charged with receiving after ram raids on two Far North service stations in the early hours of

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn

The male driver of a car wasn't hanging around after a spectacular crash.