A Far North drug dealer was charged after receiving intercepted text messages from customers complaining about the quality of his product.

A long-running legal battle between a US billionaire and a Far North iwi over a beachfront subdivision has ended up in the Court of Appeal.

A noticeable gang presence is still frustrating community leaders in the Northland community of Moerewa.

In Kaitaia, get sand between your toes and see the sights, says Elisabeth Easther.

Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson and James May toasted the end of their time in New Zealand over a long lunch at the Viaduct.

Liz Light visits Ralph Hotere's final Hokianga home.

Minister says Housing NZ stock needs work before it can impose conditions on private landlords

Northland's tinder-dry conditions caused a quad bike fire to extend into a blaze which threatened homes and which took four fire crews and two helicopters to extinguish.

Before we lose daylight savings, a trip to the winterless north should be on your wishlist.

Police arrested four members of one family after a motorbike was allegedly driven around a Kaikohe street in a dangerous manner.

A Far North district councillor has just days to stump up more than $800,000 or face bankruptcy.

A controversial new mussel farm off the Far North coast has been given the green light amid claims it will displace dolphins and deprive boaties of safe anchorage.

Elisabeth Easther finds a Far North town steeped in history.

A stranger's speedy action saved the life of a toddler who slipped off the pontoon at Mangonui wharf and "sank like a stone".

Danielle Wright walks through history in a picturesque seaside village in the Far North.

A Civil Aviation Authority report into a helicopter crash which killed two Far North men a year ago will be completed early next year.

If the Far North is on your list of places to go, here are a few suggestions to add a bit more excitement to your break, including dolphins, spirits and the deep blue sea.

The Northland Armed Offenders Squad has been stood down after being sent by helicopter from Whangarei to an incident in the Far North this morning.

Ratepayers are outraged over an outgoing chief executive's $240,000 severance payment from the debt-riddled Kaipara District Council.

A major methamphetamine drug bust has uncovered a rusty army ammunition tin crammed full of $100,000 in cash in a Far North paddock.

A routine traffic stop at Umawera, in the Far North, led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at Whangape, police say.