A kite flown on the end of electric fence tape crashed into 11kV powerlines causing a flash over and blowing out power to a nearby

Plans to build a new wood processing facility at Ngawha in Northland have been put on ice by Northland Inc, NZTE, and MPI.

Louise Bailey is not a cyclist. She hasn't owned a bike since she was 12, but on Saturday she set off from Cape Reinga on the biggest

Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans

A woman has died at Taipa Beach in the Far North tonight.

A_JS291116NADNESSA040.JPG Vanessa Wihongi has faced tragedy upon tragedy but is grateful for all the help people have offered her

Billy Macfarlane has gone from living in a million-dollar Bay of Plenty mansion to the back room of his mother's house. Now he's waging war on P.

Michael Harris carried out systematic drugging and abuse of backpackers who visited his Kaitaia hostel.

The actual number of backpackers abused by serial predator Michael Harris could be far greater than the 24 men that were the focus

The largest haul of methamphetamine in this country was found in a campervan and buried in sand dunes on Ninety Mile Beach. Now a man has been jailed.

Whangarei mum was still reeling from the loss of her 15-year-old daughter when a discarded cigarette butt burned down her smoke-free home, destroying everything.

An attack in Kawakawa which left a German tourist with facial injuries has been called "disappointing" by Northland police. Kerikeri

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

Staff of the Fijian Shangri-La Resort sang a traditional Fijian song to farewell Kaitaia-born former All Black Mike Burgoyne who died

A Northland wine that once sold for $30 a bottle has jumped to $598 per bottle thanks to its popularity with the Chinese market.

AJ24112016NADLORTAN.JPG Maungakaramea's Tyler Lortan will again be in action for Northland as they take on Bay of Plenty in a two-dayer

A new report into alcohol and drug use among police detainees shows a reduction in cannabis and alcohol consumption, while the demand for methamphetamine is on the rise.

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help

Whangarei fire crews are battling a large house fire in the suburb of Raumanga.

The country's newest millionaire was in no hurry to check his lotto ticket as he didn't realise the $5.5m winning ticket was sold close to home.

New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist

Envelopes containing cash for the happy newly-weds were stolen during the celebration - and an uninvited guest is believed to be the thief.

Raw footage of the moment two students launched at a police officer after another allegedly attacked the principal's car has been revealed online.

Police say a man convicted of sexual abuse in the early 1990s has more victims and they're being asked to come forward.

The $5.5m winning Powerball ticket sold at a Whangarei store has been claimed. Wednesday's winning ticket, which was made up of $5

JS171116NADLOTTO045.JPGSunnyside Foodmarket owners Ketan and Sejai Patel were excited after selling the $5.5m winning Lotto ticket

A_MC101115NADNORTHTEC1.JPGNorthTec's acting chief executive sent a letter to staff after the Tertiary Education Commission indicated

Burglars who broke into a jeweller's premise went for the best quality items.

JS141116NADQUAKE115.JPG A planned surf lesson for a group of international students at Sandy Bay went ahead yesterday after instructors

Skywatchers may have a chance to see a supermoon tonight, a phenomenon now shining over the region that won't be visible again until 2034.