Police are looking for a woman after she allegedly removed her electronic monitoring bracelet.

Rob Cox finds himself caught short when he takes his wife to the exclusive Kauri Cliffs resort in Northland for a Mother's Day treat.

Unrepentant former Northland church leader has been jailed for 20 years for systematically grooming and sexually abusing a dozen girls for more than a decade.

A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?

More police dedicated to targeting drugs and organised criminal groups are needed to stem the flood of methamphetamine into Northland.

Building Minister Nick Smith says tighter rules for businesses which test for meth contamination will be in place by the end of the year.

More people may be arrested as a team of more than 20 detectives continue to investigate a record methamphetamine bust in the Far North.

More methamphetamine has been found by police among sand dunes in Northland, adding to what is already the largest meth seizure in New Zealand history.

Three men charged in connection with what police say is the nation's biggest ever methamphetamine haul have appeared in Kaitaia District Court.

Revered Maori leader Sir Graham Latimer was farewelled by hundreds of mourners at a funeral in Northland yesterday.

Northland's top roading cop is "horrified and astounded" after a driver was stopped allegedly doing 165km/h on a busy stretch of Northland state highway.

When Lee Rata was severely beaten last year, Seddon Beazley took the opportunity to further his standing with the Mongrel Mob. However, his mother knew different.

A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.

A collision between a car and a logging truck near the Otaika Shops in Whangarei has caused a traffic back up this morning.

Kiwi remembers the day his dying grandfather took him to see Muhammad Ali.

Two dramatic videos have been released showing how Northland's forests are collapsing due to chronic underfunding of the Department of Conservation and lack of pest control.

Eleven people have died on our roads up until midnight, the highest number of deaths for a Queen's Birthday weekend since 1989.

The Fire Service was called to the crash at a passing lane north of Kawakawa just before 7pm.

Roadworks on the Brynderwyn Hills are already $3 million over budget, Northland MP Winston Peters says, claiming the blowout will rise and put at risk other vital roading projects.

Northland will get a new site and buildings for a Hokianga school and 16 new classrooms at three others as part of a $19 million building spend up announced by the Government.

What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.

Warning - contains offensive language: A Whangarei police constable racially abused a Maori man several times before his arrest for assaulting police, a jury has heard.

Gun thieves may be cold-calling collectors in a bid to find out whether they are at home.