A man has died after being stabbed multiple times in an altercation overnight in Kaitaia.

Property is stolen from Kaitaia Hospital on a regular basis.

Building Minister Nick Smith says tighter rules for businesses which test for meth contamination will be in place by the end of the year.

More people may be arrested as a team of more than 20 detectives continue to investigate a record methamphetamine bust in the Far North.

More methamphetamine has been found by police among sand dunes in Northland, adding to what is already the largest meth seizure in New Zealand history.

Three men charged in connection with what police say is the nation's biggest ever methamphetamine haul have appeared in Kaitaia District Court.

A 35-year-old man been charged with attempted murder in relation to an alleged shooting in Kaitaia in February.

At least two people have been hurt in a crash involving a car and a tractor.

Iwi leader hits out at lack of opportunities in Far North after boy, 12, tried to rob dairy with gun.

Children will miss out on clinics after protesters occupying Kaitaia Airport have forced a flight carrying five specialist doctors to be cancelled this morning.

A fire that engulfed a Kaitaia church this morning is being treated as suspicious.

Children of a 29-year-old father of four witnessed the “traumatic” events that led to his death in Northland last night, police say.

The death of a Northland man from injuries believed to have been sustained in a fight is being treated as a homicide.

A Northland man who allegedly drugged male tourists before indecently assaulting them has appeared in court today.

Twenty people have been arrested following an operation targeting crimes including burglary and theft.

A Kaitaia tutor accused of preying on a young schoolgirl is due to appear in court this afternoon.

Police are treating the death of a woman who was run over by a vehicle near Kaitaia this morning as a homicide.

Kaitaia's senior police officer has praised the response of Te Rangi Aniwaniwa whanau after 10 female students were attacked by drunken youths in Kaitaia's main street.

Fathers will patrol Kaitaia streets and a community hui will be held to make the town safer after 10 teenage girls were attacked by at least 20 drunk young people.

A garage, a ute and a fishing launch have been destroyed in two fires in the Far North.

The antics of a hapless Kaitaia burglar are entertaining thousands of people thanks to CCTV and the internet.

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

More than 200 people marched through Kaitaia calling for an end to child abuse and to show their town should not be judged by events unfolding in court, where convicted paedophile James Parker was due to be sentenced today.

A dispute over buildings on Maori-owned land near Kaitaia left a man dead, who took a chainsaw to one of the structures, and one of his relatives charged with his manslaughter.

A prominent Kaitaia businessman facing multiple counts of sexually abusing young boys is expected to deny the charges, his lawyer says.