Police have released a detailed description of a car used in the attempted abduction of a Whangarei schoolboy.

Fears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was

Enraged teacher picked up student and carried him out of classroom.

Average house prices in Whangarei have increased by nearly $11,000 in a month.

Alex Braae visits the Treaty Grounds - a perfect spot to soak up a little of our history.

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

by Craig Cooper, editor Joe Carbery is a name many Northlanders will recognise. The Dargaville saxophonist (he now lives in Auckland)

Warm weather means it's time for shorts and jandals and of course for green-fingered cannabis growers in Northland it's time to think

A wanted man who police claim has been meeting up with women for dates through social media sites and mobile phone apps gave himself up today.

COMMENT: We must fervently hope there are no more by-elections because the real expense is they make politicians dig deeper into our pockets.

Firefighters have contained a "suspicious" bush fire in Northland which at its peak threatened 30 homes.

A Whangarei business owner is "a bit dumbfounded" by a council decision to leave the majority of his recycling on the pavement. But

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By Kristin Edge Witnesses to an attempted abduction of a 10-year-old school boy are being called on to come forward and help police

Seafood will be off the menu for another two years from a popular Northland bay as depleted fish stocks are given time to regenerate. The

JS021116NADABDUCT032.JPG McClintock St resident Melanie Aitcheson is disappointed a 10-year-old boy was nearly abducted and has vowed

Investigators have started detailed work to find the cause of a Northland helicopter crash which claimed two lives.

Earlier reports that a 3-year-old was missing in Matakana, north of Auckland were wrong, police say.

A 16-year-old male was arrested in central Whangarei after he smashed the front window of a central city clothing business. Senior

A_JS311016NADCHPR226.JPGA specialist cliff rescue team recovered the bodies of two men killed in a helicopter crash into dense bush

The two men who were killed in a helicopter crash near Whangarei have been named.

The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon after the accident.

The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

Young people living in regional New Zealand have a better chance of owning their own home, according to new figures.

Date chosen to commemorate land wars has special significance for those who say Maori never ceded sovereignty.

The post mortem examinations for two people who died today in a helicopter crash in Northland will take place tomorrow, police say.

In an announcement linked to the Mt Roskill by-election, Labour leader Andrew Little yesterday said his party would fast-track light rail between the city and Mt Roskill.

Lifeguards have cautioned motorists to drive to conditions on Northland beaches this summer following a crash between two cars put

A_JS251016NADBITE034.JPG The dog that attacked 6-year-old Tyree Walters will be returned to its owners. PHOTO/JOHN STONE By Mikaela