The discovery of rare pateke - native brown teal ducks - in a part of Northland they are not normally found has excited conservationists. But

PM says it is too early to make a call on his return to Waitangi as elders propose shifting the powhiri from the controversy of Te Tii Marae.

Sean Hay and John Wallace could be in the middle of a maths class one minute and fighting a fire the next. The Kamo High School 17-year

New Zealand's most expensive new residential lodge will open its doors to guests from the start of next month.

A loud crash outside the front door told Dargaville farmer Vern Suckling that something was going on outside his home. It turned

Emergency services are at a two-car crash in Northland this morning.

Two families have reached a custody agreement over the dog - named either Wilson or Bear depending who you asked.

Wild weather has caused streets and houses to flood in Auckland and Northland this afternoon.

by Kristin Edge Cash and cigarettes were taken in an armed robbery of a Northland petrol station this morning and police are urgently

By Kristin Edge A water safety official is urging people to take care when crossing rain-swollen creeks after a Northlander died

A man swept away by floodwaters in Northland has been named as 50-year-old Hoani Paraire Tane.

SUP250916alien001.JPG / Waipu's Ethan Trembath, Henry de Jong and Lewis de Jong - aka Alien Weaponry - won two major music competitions

Flash flooding brought a deluge of pine plantation slash and logs down a Northland river devastating farm properties in its path.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has advised dairy farmers in Northland to sort out their employment and time records

A man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in flew off the road and hit a tree along State Highway 1 in Northland early this morning.

A man has died in Northland tonight after a car crashed into a creek.

Police have released security camera pictures from a terrifying armed robbery in Whangarei as they try to track down the offenders. The

One cow is dead after a car collided with loose cattle on a Northland road earlier tonight. A fire spokeswoman said the car involved

Police have recovered a body from a rural bush area 20 minutes east of Kaitaia which they believe has been there for some time.

Cadaver dogs are searching bush for a gang member missing since March.

A police car and a motorcycle shop have been smashed up in a dramatic ram raid and pursuit in Dargaville this morning.

Artwork has started springing up among Whangarei's election hoardings as two mayoral candidates try a different tack in their campaigning. Matt

A wet Saturday proved troublesome for those on water and land in the North Island yesterday.

Was it truly Thor who was spotted buying a Lord of the Rings novel in Whangarei, or was it an imposter?

A woman who was sent an invoice five years late has been left wondering what else is gathering dust in the council's billing system.

Ahipara man Duane Tawhai has received brickbats and offers of support after revealing he and three of his children lived without electricity

A woman has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a train in central Whangarei. Emergency services were

The man was trapped in the wreckage and had to be cut free by firefighters.

Violent robberies have increased up to 54 per cent in some parts of New Zealand.

Hot springs, museums packed with Maori taonga and a demolition derby immortalised on film - there's plenty to love about Kaikohe, finds Elisabeth Easther.