A technical issue at NZME's print plant has affected production of several newspapers today.

SUP080117NADFIRE3.JPGA number of suspicious or carelessly-lit fires, like this one at Pipiwai on Saturday has sparked a total fire

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

Onlookers appeared more fascinated than frightened when four menacing fins surfaced in the shallows at Coopers Beach two days in a row.

Ten Fire Service trucks are on their way to the scene.

A man has been resuscitated after getting into trouble in the water at a popular Northland campground this afternoon.

The driver of a ute that crashed into three lamp posts and rolled in Northland yesterday has been charged.

Missing yachtie Alan Langdon and his daughter Que could be landing in Australia as early as today, said a top child recovery expert.

After many missed deadlines, the ribbon is cut on the route from Opua to the Hokianga.

Emergency services are responding to reports of a person found unconscious in water in Northland.

A man received serious facial injuries in the "horrific, unprovoked attack by two cowards", police say.

A fire fighting helicopter pilot had an unexpected passenger hitch a ride in his monsoon bucket on Monday.

A diesel spill and heavy holiday traffic is making it slow going north of Auckland.

A person needs medical treatment after an accident at Kai Iwi Lakes.

Two people have been attacked hurt by animals in two separate incidents in Northland this afternoon. St John attended the incidents

This is what you do when you need to take home a massive fish.

The wife of a pedestrian killed in the Far North in the early hours of New Year's Day went to bed thinking he'd gone for a walk.

Exactly what caused a huge bush fire in Northland is still being investigated. Several fire crews and two helicopters were needed

One person may be trapped after a car crash near Whangarei this evening. Emergency services have just arrived on the scene of the

The pedestrian killed in the Far North in the early hours of New Year's Day has been named as Chloe Hope Hartigan. She was 17-years-old

Almost a third of Northland dairy farms are significantly non-compliant when it comes to effluent discharges and the region's top

Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.

Both the holiday road toll and last year's entire toll are the worst they've been in years.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

Police in Northland are investigating the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl.

Three people were left clinging to their boat after it capsized about 500m off the Northland Coast this afternoon.

Five helicopters with monsoon buckets have been dispatched to the Far North in a bid to bring a large scrub fire under control.

The holiday road toll stands at 17, rising overnight with the deaths of two pedestrians in Northland.

New Year's Eve fireworks are believed to have sparked a fire on Mt Wellington's volcanic cone - and in the Far North where buildings and campers were also under threat.

New Year's Eve has got off to a disastrous start to two people who were injured in a dune buggy crash in Northland this evening.