Latest from Bay of Islands

Wedding day chopper crash survivor: 'I knew my back was broken, there was screaming'

Rachel Jordan always knew something bad would happen when she was about 40

Revealed: The 'alarming' number of Northland businesses in liquidation

Liquidator warns more liquidations of Northland businesses likely.

Island paradise's new owner speaks after $22m price dropped

Hapu with 900 years link to island hoped Crown would landbank it.

Passenger admits aiding driver of fleeing car to shoot at police

Passenger in fleeing car admits steering car while driver fires directly at an officer.

Boat flips in surf off Mangawhai Heads

Sole occupant rescued, clinging to the hull of overturned tinny this morning.

'He looked down the sights at me': Cop shot at in pursuit

Passenger accused of deliberately assisting a driver to aim a gun at pursuing police

Former New Zealand women's rugby league team physiotherapist denied shot at Supreme Court appeal

Northland physio Skye Renes denied Supreme Court appeal against ACC fraud convictions.

For Whangārei school students, 'drama class is their safe haven'

A Whangārei school drama team fundraises to get to National Shakespeare Drama Festival.

'Northland young kids were getting addicted to vaping, while many parents have no clue'

Northland smoke-free adviser blames the increase in vaping retailers for more kids vaping

Judge concerned jail will entrench teen's criminal behaviour and gang links

A judge reluctantly jailed a teen robber, fearing he will be more antisocial on release.

Whangārei students walk more than 20km to raise money

Kamo Intermediate School students and teachers do the Mighty Walk, for fun and a cause.

Police find pistol during vehicle stop in Kaikohe

Police found a pistol during a vehicle stop in Kaikohe.

Butchered great white shark upsets Northland iwi and DoC

Kaipara iwi and DoC say the juvenile great white shark was butchered on a beach.

'Had I not had my stroke, had I been on top of my game, that fire would not have been lit' - Semenoff

Former Mayor says illegal rubbish fire was not his doing

Three arrests, firearm seized in Far North

Police have arrested three people and seized a firearm.

Ruawai College students revel in overhauled curriculum

Ruawai College gives students the liberty to choose their own learning modules.

Sick baby may have lived if he wasn't sent home from emergency department

The baby died two days after being sent home from a half-hour ED visit.

Uretiti Beach not patrolled despite being known drowning hot spot

Report highlights coroners' comments after four Northland drownings