Shayne Volkner spent 21 days in hospital after 465C liquid poured over his safety boot.

O'Sullivan says it is "hard to be taken seriously" in the provinces.

COMMENT: It is far more difficult than I thought to grow such a business in the regions.

Essential travel will bypass the washout on SH1 in the Far North on a forestry track.

Store sells air horns at half price to community fed up with petty crime.

Extra police are on duty after washout limits access to top of Far North.

NZTA says it is days away from reopening a section of road that fell away in a washout.

Baker silently sliding into towns and cities all the way from Bluff to the Far North.

Rain is forecast for the region which NZTA said could hamper progress.

Jesse Mulligan takes the family back to nature — with a few home comforts thrown in.

Three church members died after a day out at Ripiro beach.

Deidre Otene was one of 20 leaders to meet Obama at a break.

Ex-police officer threatened after trying to stop masked bank robbers.

Far North water application for avocado expansion to be heard in Kaitaia

Police are at a bank in Whangarei.

Former Far North mayor Wayne Brown says Air NZ should do more to serve the regions.

More people will die on North roads through complacency unless drivers take more care.

Far North, Kaipara and Whangarei mayors happy to have Barack Obama in Northland.

"This is definitely the biggest fish I have ever caught."

Yoga provides freedom and confidence to change who you are and what you want to become.

Friends and family mourn teens, as two more die in North Island bringing toad toll to 91.

People have died in crashes in Paparoa and Mangakino, taking this year's road toll to 91.

Burglars stole a ute with pig dogs inside and set the vehicle on fire.

A rescue helicopter has been sent in to winch out two men on board a troubled yacht.

Russell Stewart walked away from crash where his daughter lay dying, police records say.

Unlike the females who freaked and fled with cheetah in joyous pursuit, Pele fought back.

If you can train your mind to be a tranquil observer of things you one can find calm.

Northern Advocate chief reporter Mike Dinsdale chats with a bona fide reggae legend.

Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.

Bad behaviour by a few has led to a library ban for unsupervised students.