Police are appealing for a member of the public who came to the rescue of a motorist being choked by passenger as he drove through Whangarei last night.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

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A fire investigator will be looking into the cause of a house fire in Dargaville, in Northland, today.

The fine weather - and the long weekend for Auckland and Northland - meant traffic was exceptionally heavy for much of yesterday.

Some of the blaze is now contained and houses don't need to be evacuated.

MAIN PIC MC270117NADSUP1.JPGStand up paddle boarder Marcus Hansen will soon be swapping the tranquil waters of Whangarei's Town Basin

A principal who stalked a young teacher has been censured by the teacher's body.

With two consecutive long weekends approaching for some Kiwis, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is urging travellers to plan their journeys.

A Northland council is warning residents to be weary of the water they buy to replenish rainwater tanks as they believe their supplies may be being siphoned and sold untreated.

A 4-year-old girl has suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked by the family dog.

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When Megan Burns plays the trumpet it blows her great dane dog Ash away - he even provides some vocals to go with the sweet tunes. But

Three saved as boat hit rocks and starts taking on water in the Bay of Islands.

MPI is investigating an alleged breach of welfare at the Mid Northern Rodeo near Whangarei.

A pussy could be on the loose in a Northland nature sanctuary.

A Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest

Yesterday's rain, and a downpour predicted for the weekend, will not be enough to dampen Northland's parched soil, Niwa says. Heavy

Auckland and Northland are about to get much-needed rain with a line of thunderstorms off the coast of the North Island.

Ministry to "review its position" on financial penalties to DHBs for strike-induced surgery delays.

Desperate Mangawhai residents have stooped to stealing water as the shortage crisis in Northland worsens.

Prominent Maori broadcaster Kingi Ihaka dies aged 74.

Northland DHB risks losing $1.5 million in elective surgery funding, chief doctor says

A 300kg leopard seal looks to be in Auckland to stay, as the hefty visitor makes itself a summer spectacle for ferry commuters.

Unionised resident doctors are reported to be working through the strike at some hospitals.

Doctors' strike at 18 DHBs to disrupt care for thousands of patients

Long-lines are forming at Mangawhai's only laundromat and bottles of water are flying out the door of its general stores as desperate residents try to secure supplies.

In the front yard of her Whangarei home Cassandra Moar sits under a tree with flax in her hand weaving a wahakura waikawa - a woven

An extradition order is not being sought for a Kiwi yachtsman who sailed to Australia with his young daughter.

Priti Patel and husband Hitesh were pretty excited when they discovered they'd sold a winning First Division Lotto ticket - but it's