Myra Larcombe taught her first swimming lesson in 1946 - and she's still going strong.

A Kerikeri man has a novel idea for showing politicians how bad Northland roads are

Archaeological dig finds remains of 12 young British soldiers and sailors at Ruapekapeka

Whangarei 16-year-old faces a raft of dishonesty and driving charges.

Northlander Jack Goodhue has a real chance of pulling on the black jersey this weekend.

House-shaking noise still unexplained but evidence points to meteor as the culprit.

Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.

News snippets from around Northland

Can you identify these youths suspected of bashing a vintage railway volunteer?

A plan for steam train rides from Kawakawa faces a wait until at least next month.

A helicopter pilot organised an urgent flight for his bride to reach their wedding after she was stranded by flooding.

Several roads remain closed due to flooding, slips and fallen trees, specifically in the Kawakawa Bay and Clevedon areas.

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

An attack in Kawakawa which left a German tourist with facial injuries has been called "disappointing" by Northland police. Kerikeri

The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.

Two Northlanders died in car accidents over the weekend, one of them drowned after the van he was in was swept away by a rain-swollen creek.

A man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in flew off the road and hit a tree along State Highway 1 in Northland early this morning.

Work to repair a slip on State Highway 1 south of Kawakawa is approaching completion after a year of work.

Elisabeth Easther discovers a gem of a town in Northland where the train runs down the middle of the main street.

Danielle Wright takes her family on a vintage steam train along the main street of a tiny town with a big reputation.

Kawakawa residents say they have had enough of youths dragging their town down by burgling businesses and abusing tourists.

The tenure of a controversial Bay of Islands college principal has ended but the nature of his departure remains a mystery.

A taxi driver had to jump behind the wheel of an ambulance and drive it to hospital because the sole paramedic was working to save the life of a heart attack victim in the back.

A Kawakawa family is living in temporary accommodation after a New Year's Eve fire sparked by a falling power line left their home uninhabitable.

As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush