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Editorial: Illegal taking of kereru likely to stir public anger
Poaching of the native wood pigeon is widespread, notably in Northland.
Poaching of the native wood pigeon is widespread, notably in Northland.
Wellsford teenager Liam Connolly once saved a man's life before heading off for an otherwise normal school day.
Five people were rescued from a Northland harbour last night after the engine of their overloaded dinghy failed, and they began drifting towards rocks.
An elderly woman who went missing in her car overnight on Thursday on the Karikari Peninsula had become trapped in mud so deep she was unable to open the doors and had to wait to be found yesterday morning.
A string of inquiries is under way into how a healthy 25-year-old inmate died after a five-hour journey between prisons.
In a day of carnage on our rugby fields, three young players were injured - including one seriously - and a referee knocked to the ground by an 11-year-old.
Rob Cox refuses to let some wild and crazy weather ruin a weekend away at Glinks Gully.
Two cars in a ditch after part of the road was swept away from in front of them last night.
Police have revealed the man killed yesterday on a farm near the Kaipara Harbour died after felling trees in a gully.
A man has been killed by a falling tree in Northland as ferocious thunder storms and lightning strikes bore down on Auckland and the upper North Island.
Aucklanders were battered by wild weather this evening as thunder and lightning hit the region.
The country’s top road cop is lamenting the deaths of five people over the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend, including a 5-year-old boy who died in hospital yesterday.
National's support is barely dented in the first major poll since the Budget, and Prime Minister John Key's popularity has risen.
Winter's first day is forecast to be wet but the weather should improve as June progresses.
Philip Duncan of WeatherWatch said another band of wet, cold weather would be making its way across the country throughout today and next week.
Rental company Wicked Campers has again fallen foul of the advertising watchdog with offensive slogans painted on its vans.
Lonely Planet has confirmed what Northlanders have known for years - the unmissable site that has made New Zealand's top 10 list.
Seven people have been arrested in Kaikohe as part of a crack down on gangs in the area, police say.
One person is dead after their car went off a bridge and into a river about 120km north-west of Whangarei tonight.
Cleanup efforts have started. Mount Maunganui Intermediate will be closed Friday after announcing that it had suffered “considerable damage”.
Some regions will "fail" economically and perhaps socially unless we help them to adjust, the Salvation Army says.
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested following an assault in Kaikohe that was filmed and posted online.
"I am just as committed today to leading National to victory at the next election as I was when first taking up the role as your leader in November 2006," Key said.
In the midst of the madness of the Northland byelection, an important story about the New Zealand economy was being told, writes Grant Robertson.
Chase the sun north to a proud town where Elisabeth Easther finds a warm welcome and a fascinating history.
It took just 15 minutes for Ian McDonald's sore shoulder to turn into pain so excruciating it felt like a knife cutting into his spine.
A Northland teacher convicted of sexually abusing two girls and physically abusing six children placed in his care by Child Youth and Family has had an appeal against his conviction dismissed.
Clear sunny days will brighten the weekend, but once the sun sets, prepare for chilly nights, MetService says.