Police name boy, 11, drowned near Waipu
An 11-year-old boy who died after being caught in a rip at a Northland beach yesterday has been named.
An 11-year-old boy who died after being caught in a rip at a Northland beach yesterday has been named.
Rescuers were unable to resuscitate an 11-year-old boy after two children were caught in a rip at Waipu River mouth.
A report of a light plane crash at a Northland beach was a false alarm.
Police in Northland are due to speak to the driver of a small truck seen carrying a horse on the back of its cab on the open road in Kaitaia.
A 25-year-old Auckland man drowned at Uretiti Beach, near Ruakaka in Northland yesterday, while setting a crab pot.
Two adults and two children are dead after a 'catastrophic' crash in Northland today, the result of a split-second error of judgement.
Two launches collided in Whangarei Harbour last night, leaving them both significantly damaged.
Thirty-eight Head Hunters gang members are facing methamphetamine-related charges after a major drug bust culminating in 13 arrests this morning.
One person died and another was trapped in a two-car crash in Northland this afternoon.
"I'm p***ed off". Tau Henare is furious at being bumped off the speaking list at last week's Waitangi Tribunal hearing.
A father who died after falling from a flying fox at his Christmas party should not have been using the equipment, the company which operates the ride says.
Police top brass have admitted mistakes were made when the detective who blew the whistle on his drug-dealing boss was investigated himself after he raised concerns.
A former senior police officer who admitted to supplying drugs has suffered the humiliation of a significant "fall from grace", a judge has found.
A former police detective who admitted to supplying drugs has been sentenced to almost five years in prison.
The family of slain up-and-coming rugby league star Luke Tipene are gathering for another farewell after his second cousin was killed in a car crash.
A 6-year-old boy died during a horror day on North Island roads yesterday.
Boy racers punched a 68-year-old man in the head, smashing his hearing aid after he photographed them sliding all over a gravel road near a popular Northland beach.
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A crime partnership run by Northland's top drug cop dealt in hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine and cannabis, a court heard today.
The driver of a speeding car which caught fire at the end of a bizarre police chase had to turn himself in after dense bush and gorse proved too rough, a witness says.
A driver speeding at 150km/h dropped a hitch-hiker off on the side of the road before continuing to flee police until his car caught fire.
A coastal Northland property purchased for just $9000 in 1974 is commanding a price tag around $1.6 million.
One person has died after a a car and truck collided north of Auckland. It is the first road death of the long weekend.
An 85-year-old great-grandmother will lose part of her property to make way for a road extension - all because the council can't cut down a protected tree.