Cattle truck driver in Northland fails impairment test during police blitz
Illegal drivers detected by a 40-strong police team during a five-day traffic blitz.
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Plants destroyed, property restrained in Northland drug sweep
During Operation Piano two properties were restrained under the Proceeds of Crimes Act.
Northland news in brief: Armed police callout, new corporate services GM for FNDC
News briefs from around Te Tai Tokerau.
Northland man back from brink thanks to quick-thinking nurse
Truck driver Patrick Larkin suffers cardiac arrest on flight back to Aussie job.
Historic 'Dog Tax War' photos revealed
Auckland Library is holding an exhibition of historic images captured by Charlie Dawes.
More PGF money for Northland with another $21m announced
Water storage works worth $18.5 million to unlock potential land use in the Mid North.
North Hokianga 'a sitter' for dark sky status
Official dark sky status could boost boutique tourism in the area, proposal's backers say
Mum, toddler killed in head-on crash: Other car drove off
Teenager faces charges after mother and child die on Northland road at weekend.
In Lisa's footsteps: Parents retrace daughter's journey
Before Lisa Clark died aged 40, she told her dad: 'I don't want to be forgotten'.
Northland Muslims throw open doors to public
Public open day organised by Northland Muslims this weekend
Weight loss app created by 'accidental entrepreneurs'
'We rolled out the butchers' paper, that teachers use, on the deck and started drawing'
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash with tractor
Crash occurred at junction of SH10 and Taratara Rd, north of Kāeo.
Brother killed in mosque attack: 'I thought he was joking'
Older sister in Whangārei will miss her brother's phone calls and visits
Another Northland meningococcal case sparks vaccination warning
Another Northland meningococcal case sparks vaccination warning.
One dead in crash that sparks 'significant' scrub fire
One dead another serious in the Omanaia crash.
Audrey Young: Shane Jones saga 'worrying on so many levels'
COMMENT: Speaker Trevor Mallard should demand a correction and apology from Shane Jones.
Largest Treaty signing to be marked in Hokianga
Activities will include a waka salute, a re-enactment and a Māori Battalion display.
Māori Battalion veteran gives blessing to new museum
The new museum is due to open at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in early 2020.
Paddlers from around world expected for Waitangi Day waka display
About 10 waka are expected to take part in the February 6 display.
Women accused of attacking 92-year-old in her Bay of Islands home appear in court
Women accused of attacking 92-year-old in her Bay of Islands home appear in court
Two women in court over attack on 92-year-old widow
The women, aged 24 and 40, have been remanded in custody.
Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home
Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home
68 people - mostly men - drowned in 2018
In 2018, 24 fewer people died from preventable drowning than year before.
Grieving family tell of fisherman's big heart
"He wasn't about himself, he was about everyone else."
Missing fisherman found dead by emergency services
Police received reports of an overdue fisherman near Kohukohu around 5.15pm.
Kerre McIvor: Swapping Hokianga for London
COMMENT: It's people who make Christmas, not the presents nor the place.
Former race relations commissioner Hiwi Tauroa passes away aged 91
Hiwi Tauroa leaves his wife, 6 children, 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Another whale found dead in Northland
The whale was refloated last night but was found dead this morning.
Vandalism prolongs day-long power outage
Sunday's eight-hour planned power outage could be the Far North's last.
Injured veterans reach Cape Reinga after gruelling ride from Bluff
Riders' injuries ranged from double amputations to PTSD.
Choppers called to bush fire near Opononi
Firefighters are trying to get near a scrubfire with no road into the site at Koutu Point
Weavers study ancient Māori sail in London
Te Rā, the only Māori sail still known to exist, is stored at the British Museum in London
Algal bloom forces switch of Kerikeri water supply
Lake Waingaro normally supplies about 70 per cent of water for Kerikeri's town supply.
Northland news in brief: Ngāpuhi factions come together and new community board rep
News snippets from across Northland