Spare a thought for Northlanders working in extreme heat.

Uniform and stationery costs can be overwhelming for families as school starts back.

Northland's fine weather to continue as Aussie heatwave hangs around.

This year is Whangārei woman Latoya Hood's first as a teacher.

Heat and little rain prompt total fire ban in Northland.

Four fire appliances and three helicopters are battling the scrub fire.

A birthday document signed by nearly 13,000 Aucklanders has been put online

A vehicle overheated and caught fire, and then about a hectare of scrub also caught fire.

Fire couldn't have been stopped if it had jumped small gap to main island, fire bosses say

Witness says arsonist mooned her as explosion ignited bush with a large kiwi population.

Opito Bay's pōhutukawa poisoner leaves locals furious and searching for likely suspects.

Whangarei mother hopes incident will give others confidence to also complain.

Arts, crafts, history, the natural world and jam and cream play important roles.

Dolphins cause a spectacle for holiday makers in the Bay of Islands.

The wormlike creature was about 5 to 10 metres long and tinged pink.

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

The car landed on its wheels but was extensively damaged.

Two Dargaville teens help stressed holiday makers find bike.

The victim has since made a full recovery, despite having to receive hospital treatment.

Bryce Edwards asks whether it's cruel and archaic or a sport under fire.

IQ disconnect as man pockets cellphone from police station counter and hears it ringing.

The rugby gear is being delivered to Mozambique.

Tragically Filipino Kent Espinosa could not be saved at Whangārei Falls.

Over 110 boats have already registered with a week to go until the event.

The women, aged 24 and 40, have been remanded in custody.

Traps have been carefully located on the property's perimeter adjoining Pukenui Forest.

Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home

NorthTec eager to help Taratahi students facing bleak future

Police dog Caesar was stabbed through the skull and his eye socket.