Even though it weighed in at 288.2kg, it was only the third heaviest Haliday had caught.

A lot has happened in the sporting sphere for Northland's athletes - here's the best of it

There are 48 empty shops in the Whangarei CBD.

Dieticians NZ head says messages around ice cream need to be responsible.

He should have been putting out fires, but instead he was lighting them.

A Kaitaia youth that went through a drug rehab programme, is now helping to run it.

Could we see Onerahi Central's Henry Cooper in a Black Caps uniform in the near future?

Whangārei resident complained over sign outside a Maunu dairy.

Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.

Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.

Grayson was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma when he was eight months old.

It's been four years out in the cold, now Dwayne Rowsell is back with a point to prove.

Steve York did just three road rides before tackling four laps of Lake Taupō in 33 hours.

With a baby coming and a potential Japan Golf Tour card, Brown will have his hands full.

Changes are afoot for Northland junior rugby, possibly including the Taniwha Shield.

Dargaville's town centre may need higher ground to survive global warming.

Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.

A lack of maintenance on pensioner flats necessitates their sale in Kaipara.

Combined with lower interest rates that will lead to better affordability.

Being a police dog handler is not a job for the faint hearted.