Ngapuhi elder Kingi Taurua has claimed responsibility for the Prime Minister's no-show at Waitangi Day commemorations in the Bay of Islands.

A Northland family believe a lack of funding for medicinal marijuana is preventing people from applying for permission to use the drug.

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.

Going walkabout is a great way to experience the winterless north, says Donna McIntyre.

Time to start planning her next beach holiday at Te Ngaere, says Sarah Ell.

An upstream river paddle is fun and games on a budget for all the family, writes Rob Cox.

Catherine Smith discovers a vibrant dining scene in the gastronomic capital of Northland.

Up to $10,000 of taxpayers' money was spent on a rescue in Northland over the weekend for a group of Aucklanders "who were not in real danger", police say.

The principal of a Far North Maori language school has been censured and struck off for having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Far North iwi say they plan to limit access to Ninety Mile Beach for cars and tour buses after their Treaty agreement is passed into law.

Deep within the Hokianga is a quiet settlement adrift from the rat race, writes Hannah Sperber.

Be sure to check out these terrific spots next time you're up north.

This coastal town serves up more than scrummy fish and chips, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A great boys' trip up north is about golf and sleep not babes and beach for family man Rob Cox.

A wounded postwoman is believed to have been accidentally shot with a pellet gun while making her rounds in Northland yesterday morning.

A specialist police squad negotiated with a man in a rural Far North home for about four hours before he was found dead in a house fire caused by an explosive device.

An nzherald.co.nz reader's video of flooding in Kaeo. Courtesy YouTube/mrmaca

100 low-income families were asked what they needed to get out of poverty. Here are their answers.

The sky is the limit as a Northland town turns on the charm for a winter festival, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Danielle Wright discovers clubs happy to welcome you in out of the cold.

Ewan McDonald completes a personal triathlon in the Far North.

Elisabeth Easther is tempted to stay in Northland's big-game fishing golden spot.

A huge fire at Taheke, in South Hokianga, is likely to take days and cost tens of thousands of dollars to put out.