First contact, 250 years on - flotilla arrives at Waitangi
Friday's scenes of waka paddling out to greet sailing ships a flashback to 1769.
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High prices blamed for a drop in property values
Combined with lower interest rates that will lead to better affordability.
Virtual reality uses various scenarios for training firefighters
New fire fighting training technology provides scenarios just like the real thing.
School bus tragedy: Parents call for bus warning lights
Ten years ago Coroner called for flashing lights on school buses - but nothing happened.
Outrage as family's Christmas tree poisoned
Tree attack has taken a piece of family history and left property owners with bills.
12yo girl struck by truck after getting off school bus
Twelve-year-old hit after getting off a school bus north of Kaitaia on Friday.
Child dies in hospital after being hit by truck
The child was critically injured on Friday afternoon.
On the beat with New Zealand's best canine police duo
Being a police dog handler is not a job for the faint hearted.
Stolen Gallipoli medal found one year later
Bruce McNabb had given up hope of seeing his late great-uncle's medal again.
$350,700 boost helps food rescue programme grow in North
Food that otherwise would have been dumped feeds hungry families instead.
Court gives Northland boat builder green light to use reserve
Legal battle spanning more than two decades in Northland almost over
Food programme to expand across Northland thanks to $350,000 boost
Grant from the Ministry for the Environment's Waste Minimisation Fund for Northland.
Cameron Leslie's life-changing 18 days
Leslie, 29, had to leave his five-week old baby behind to chase his dreams.
Police graduate: Honour to lead karanga at graduation
Northland mum leads karanga at Police college graduation.
Police share meaning of tattoos as part of recruitment campaign
Campaign around skin art to encourage more people from North and Auckland to join police.
Fleeing man found in mangroves by police dog and handler
Chase for a man leads a police dog and handler through mangroves near Whangārei Harbour.
Rawene Playcentre reopens after lengthy closure
The centre was closed in 2017 after the building was deemed unsafe
Missing for nearly two years: What happened to Traceza Urlich?
"Get in touch with us so we can let your family know you are okay:" Police.
Man sentenced to jail after assault on two Whangārei police officers
Officer seriously injured, in hospital for eight days, 10 stitches to a wound on cheek
Drug survey: Meth the same price, cannabis more expensive in Northland
10,966 people completed online facebook survey, including 348 people in Northland.
Video: Kiwis caught in Chile riots
A group of Northlanders are stuck in the middle of deadly riots over public transport.
Former NRC chairman loses by 37 votes
Joce Yeoman beats Bill Shepherd in NRC elections as final results roll in.
Men charged with rioting in Otangārei appear in court
Men charged with rioting in Otangarei make court appearance.
Inquest into 2009 death of Spanish tourists to be reopened
The couple died in a road crash just two days before they were due to fly home.
Northland avocado nursery expands into China
Northland business setting up NZ's first joint venture avocado nursery operation in China.
Northland retirement villages booming
A $60m retirement village planned for Whangārei gets the green light from councils.
Tough words: Community work completed after judge's threat of jail
A tough line on offenders failing to complete community work has a positive result.
One dead and three in hospital after yacht sinks off Northland
The sailors had abandoned their vessel after losing their liferaft in 5-6m swells.
Prisoner disclosed he may have contracted measles
New prisoner at Ngawha Prison is suspected of having measles and is now in isolation.
Northlanders miss out on last AB pool game
Northlanders in Japan are hoping to secure quarter final tickets after ABs match cancelled
Has the (fan) worm turned?
A year after only one invasive fanworm was found in Ōpua Marina, a search finds 1013
Fire investigators at Whangarei's Old Town Hall
A special fire appliance from Auckland equipped with an aerial basket used for clock tower
Race for mayor sparked by misery-making C-bomb
The inside story of the inquiry into one councillor's claim of "corruption".