The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for Northland with heavy rain expected to lash parts of the region today. Incidentally

A person has been seriously injured after the car they were in spun out in Russell in the Bay of Islands.

A Pahia real estate agent acquitted of charges relating to dealing methamphetamine says police are still "aggressively pursuing her" and trying to ruin her life.

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

A Kiwi woman is helping lift the lid on how pornography consumption is effecting young people in New Zealand.

Tina Trenkner-Meade checks into reasonably-priced digs in a great location.

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

JS050117NADWAI313.JPG: Reti Boynton of Kaitaia leads the anti-P hikoi to Waitangi after a five-day walk from Cape Reinga. PHOTO /

It's a perfect summer's day in Waitangi and Auckland, but messy weather with gales and rain are expected in some parts of the country.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Among the hundreds of waka paddlers taking part in this year's Waitangi Day festivities will be half a dozen who stand out. They'll

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".

Four young women have been arrested for the aggravated robbery of a Paihia dairy thanks to an alert local who noticed a suspicious

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

The sudden deaths of two young girls in the past few weeks - in unrelated incidents - are being investigated.

A real estate agent and her husband have been acquitted of charges relating to dealing the illicit drug methamphetamine, after a jury found them not guilty.

Labour and the Greens say they have dropped plans to cut electoral "deals" in marginal seats,

Plea after man punched Police are appealing for information after an 18-year-old was punched in the neck as he worked on his tablet

Movement at centre of failed US lawsuits rejects 'cult' claims.

A_100914HOSSPLCLENDON.JPG: Green Party list MP David Clendon will stand for the party in the Northland electorate again in this year's

A couple of boxer-cross puppies have been plucked from a certain death at Northland dump where they'd been abandoned in a black rubbish bag.

A romantic first date along a Russell beach has sparked a toxic seafood alert that has seen a ban on collecting shellfish from the entire Bay of Islands.

Some of the blaze is now contained and houses don't need to be evacuated.

With two consecutive long weekends approaching for some Kiwis, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is urging travellers to plan their journeys.

A Northland council is warning residents to be weary of the water they buy to replenish rainwater tanks as they believe their supplies may be being siphoned and sold untreated.

An estate agent facing meth and perjury charges broke down in tears while adamantly denying she bought or used drugs.

Alan Langdon, who is accused of taking his 6-year-old daughter to Australia, didn't turn up to court.

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

Paihia woman 'vehemently denies' using coded real-estate terms to organise buying P from drugs kingpin.

A pussy could be on the loose in a Northland nature sanctuary.