Kerikeri High School students say the ball dress code is "ridiculous" and want it relaxed.

Eddie Townsend was defending his two dogs when he was punched once in the face.

The past six months have been the direst on record for the upper North Island.

Airport operator says sign will be changed but te reo expert calls it "fantastic".

The latest news snippets from around Northland.

New terminal able to handle twice or even three times the current 110,000 passengers.

Is this the spark that Kamo needs to win another Northland premier rugby title?

News briefs from around Te Tai Tokerau.

'Brilliant bright white light bursting out from darkness then a falling shower of flames.'

Comedian Mike King contacted by family of late boat owner seeking a good cause.

Three men arrested, two sawn-off guns seized in wake of Auckland gang shooting.

No one was home at the time because they were preparing for an Anzac Day dawn service.

Reece Samuels has been diving for 27 years but has never seen a shark so curious.

New plant boosts Seeka's Kerikeri capacity from 1.4m to 4m trays of kiwifruit a year.

Northland island been listed alongside the Galapagos Islands in conservation importance.

Scoria blocks found at three sites in NZ traced to a volcanic island near Tahiti.

Official dark sky status could boost boutique tourism in the area, proposal's backers say

Some honey can't be sold as mānuka even though the bees are fed exclusively on it.

Project Island Song won the top award in the inaugural Far North Go Green Awards.

More than 2500 signatures back call for road access to Taronui Bay, near Kerikeri.

Victim was beaten by 17yo hitchhikers who dumped him by the roadside and stole his car.

Lawyer says his client set off the explosion but didn't expect it to start a fire.

Public open day organised by Northland Muslims this weekend

Another Northland meningococcal case sparks vaccination warning.

Northland regional heat is next month; Christchurch attacks likely to feature in speeches.