EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Holt has confirmed she will stand for the Green Party at next year's general election.

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

The owners of a Kerikeri jewellery business are reeling after thieves targeted the best bling in the shop. Manufacturing and retail

Alex Braae visits the Treaty Grounds - a perfect spot to soak up a little of our history.

The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.

An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.

A Northland farmer's first attempt at releasing a song internationally via social media has clocked up a whopping 12 million Facebook views.

The country's most exclusive luxury lodge that features 3km of pristine coastline, four private beaches and many intimate coves opens today.

When John Clarke hits the pavement to train for the ASB Marathon and his muscles begin to burn he feels grateful - the pain means he's still here to feel it.

At the birthplace of the nation, Winston Aldworth and his kids encounter our gritty past.

Almost 2000 foreign tourists have experienced the Bay of Islands as the cruise ship season kicked off this week.

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Two families have reached a custody agreement over the dog - named either Wilson or Bear depending who you asked.

Two Northlanders died in car accidents over the weekend, one of them drowned after the van he was in was swept away by a rain-swollen creek.

Lindy Laird samples the delights of the Bay of Islands.

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Olympic gold medal-winners Blair Tuke and Peter Burling will be honoured with a parade through Kerikeri's main street on Friday. The

A former teacher who admitted using his phone to film women in a bathroom and teenage girls in a public changing room has had his teaching registration cancelled.

A 22-metre long blue whale washed up on a private Far North beach has excited a marine mammal expert but also sparked a health warning as the giant sea creature decomposes.

Police have arrested three young men following a number of burglaries in the Kerikeri region over the past couple of weeks.

The two people who died, Vernon Lawrence-Samuels and Ryan Wikaira, both 23, had been at rugby training before the accident.

On the way out to Moturua Island, our guide pointed out a spectacular mansion on the sprawling hillsides of Russell.

The completion of a settlement of major Treaty of Waitangi claims is in the balance after a hui was held to resolve issues over its management.

Jane Jeffries discovers the places that say 'yes' to dogs.

A Tauranga family has been reunited with their beloved cat 16 months after it went missing.

Firefighters had to lift a car off a man who was thrown halfway out of the driver's window and trapped under the vehicle when it crashed.

Bottlenose dolphins could disappear from the Bay of Islands if nothing is done to halt a decline apparently caused by too much interaction, a report warns.

A financial adviser with clients in the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty has pleaded guilty in the Tauranga District Court to a $1.4 million fraud.

The Eagles Nest spills across 75 acres of a peninsula looking down on the Bay of Islands along the way to Tapeka Pt.

Five walks that highlight the historic significance of Waitangi and nearby areas