North highways in line for lower speed limits
Limit to be cut from 100km/h to 80 on high-risk stretches of highway if plan goes ahead.
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'Some days I sit down and sob': Animal rescuers at the frontline
The Far North's unwanted and neglected dogs get a second chance at life.
Family devastated after sheep attacked three times by roaming dogs
Just seven of family's 23 sheep survive - but for how much longer?
Hero rescuers prise dog's jaws apart to free girl, grandmother says
Girl, 11, still recovering at home after being mauled on Otiria Rd, Moerewa.
Two Northland children savaged by dogs in 20 minutes
Otiria Rd, Moerewa, attacks leave child in hospital with bites to legs, arms and body.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Analysis: How Kelvin Davis got $98m to fix our worst inmates
David Fisher watched Kelvin Davis at Ngawha prison and asks: How did he get $98m?
Mānuka honey rules 'crippling' Northland industry
Some honey can't be sold as mānuka even though the bees are fed exclusively on it.
Driver critically injured in head-on smash near Kawakawa
Crash occurred at 12.20am just north of Kawakawa's Three Bridges.
Brother killed in mosque attack: 'I thought he was joking'
Older sister in Whangārei will miss her brother's phone calls and visits
Gran brings Christmas to marae
Moerewa grandmother wanted her mokopuna to experience joy of Christmas in their own town.
Billion Trees bungle: One million seedlings but land unfit
The plan was to plant 1.1 million pine trees - then someone looked at the ground.
$7.1m Govt injection for BOI Hospital primary health centre
The funding announcements ends uncertainty over phase 2 of the Kawakawa hospital rebuild.
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
MP talks period poverty with Duchess
North MP credits Markle with opening up once-taboo topic of period poverty.
Alcohol, extreme speed suspected in crash
The offending driver fled the scene but handed himself in the next morning.
Chainsaws, hammers thrown in bizarre chase
Two arrested when van spins out after tool-lobbing pair lead police on 30-minute chase.
Driver of vehicle in serious crash comes forward
Two people were critically injured in the incident.
Serious crash closes SH1 in Northland
Motorists are being asked to follow directions of emergency services on-site.
Woman charged with murder over fatal stabbing
Woman, 46, to appear in court today on murder charge after fatal stabbing at Moerewa.
Moerewa man Richard Bristow, 57, named as stab victim.
Richard Bristow, 57, has been named as the man killed in a stabbing incident in Moerewa.
Police at scene of Far North homicide
Police at scene of homicide in Moerewa in Far North.
Union wants boiler shut down after second incident
Union wants AFFCO Moerewa boiler to be shut down after second incident.
Explosion at Affco's Moerewa freezing works
There was an explosion in a coal hopper at the Affco Moerewa Meat Processing Plant.
Couple urges others to rid their towns of P pipes
Discount stores pull meth pipes after approach by Moerewa couple
Veteran's granddaughter welcomes plans for Māori Battalion museum
The new museum at the Treaty Grounds is due to open for Waitangi Day 2020.
Gang members and gang associates among those arrested
Police arrest 24 people in meth operation.
Three caught illegally selling oysters and mullet
Three Northlanders convicted for breaches of the Fisheries Act
Veteran dies after being hit by car while crossing road in wheelchair
Two cars had stopped to let Bill Wiki cross the road but a third car hit him.
Injured person trapped, power lines down after crashes
Two people hurt, road blocked, power lines down after three crashes in Northland.
Tourist tells crash victim he won't pay for repairs
The tourist plans to fix his car and sell it before leaving the country.