Northland mayors not throwing in the towel yet - all three are standing for re-election.

Appeal forces delay in drawing water from aquifer to nourish avocado plants in Northland.

Access issues created by a steep 40m high bank means the fire could smoulder for months.

Call for more protection of endangered birds under Northland's Regional Plan.

Northland DHB challenges aspects of the proposed Regional Plan on air and water quality.

Dust from unsealed roads is killing one Northlander every two years.

Police operation to nab those not wearing seatbelts or on their cellphones while driving.

One of Northland's biggest avocado orchards is up for sale.

Will Whangārei's Hundertwasser Art Centre be sabotaged by council indifference?

Northland business leader says Tegel's failed plan has been a missed opportunity.

Animal activists delighted the plans for the farm has been scrapped.

Pit full of bones and carcasses found on Northland farm at centre of cruelty allegations.

Fly-overs reveal hundreds of new sites possibly infected with kauri dieback disease.

Testing last week indicated bacteria in a number of waterways across Northland.

Sheep stolen from farm, butchered, then dumped in precious dune lake.

Federated Farmers signals the end of lengthy legal saga over GMO regulation in Northland.

Retired couple upset their large, rural organic garden has been poisoned.

With the rip mended in the fuel pipeline the focus is on how it was caused

Locals called it a "slap in the face" to Maori and "frivolous".

Boaties leap to the rescue when yacht comes off its moorings in Paihia.

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

Claims and counterclaims rife about China Rail's link to infrastructure projects in North.

A key piece of National policy is hanging in the balance.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

A red algal bloom is covering the ocean at Uretiti and Ruakaka.

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The war on plant and animal pests through more than 1400ha of bush, scrub and farmland between Whangarei and Dargaville is being ramped

Climate change scientists have projected continued global greenhouse gas emissions would heat Northland heat up more than other regions