Children suffering from exposure to meth in the womb are arriving at schools.

Here are the latest weather updates, region by region as Cyclone Cook bears down.

Dome Valley is known for car crashes and will see extra attention from police this Easter.

Women's car still stranded on flooded Russell Rd after they're helped to escape.

Teenage boy dies after being released from hospital.

A 13-year-old boy has died after the stolen car he was in crashed in the Far North.

An Auckland man killed his brother's dog during a row while on a Northland family visit.

New family plots being developed at Maunu Cemetery to meet burial trend's demand.

A plan for steam train rides from Kawakawa faces a wait until at least next month.

Septic tank firm dumps sewage into ponds on rural land without resource consent.

A Westpac helicopter has rescued a tourist who injured her back sand duning.

Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday

Floodwaters or sanitation concerns, or both, are keeping Edgecumbe residents away.

The crash happened on Shipwreck Bay beach near Ahipara about 5pm,

A fire has broken out under the furnace at the Marsden Point oil refinery in Whangarei.

Whangarei woman convicted for having sexual relations with a boy under 16.

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts as another storm is set to move over the country.

First Tasman rower had no two-way radio communication once out of sight of land.

Ricardo Simich checks into historic Northland accommodation.

Almost half a tonne of paua was illegally taken, leaving offenders with heavy fines.

A long hidden waterfall is once again accessible to the public

Police have arrested three people in relation to the murder of John Henry Harris.

News in brief from around Northland

Shandelle Battersby samples the cycle way from the Bay of Islands to the Hokianga Harbour.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

Northland principals may have to suspend high risk children if they don't get more funding

Police reassure shop owners and public they are actively trying to catch the offenders.

Two men plead guilty to attacking male and female overseas tourists at Ahipara.

Northland primary schools are threatening to permanently suspend troubled children.

A GoFundMe site has been created to buy a Northland island.