Aucklanders are paying 16 per more on average for car insurance a year than what the average Kiwi pays.

Northlander jailed for selling drugs often met his young customers at the school boundary.

Police divers have been called to search near a group of offshore islands in Northland after debris from a missing boat was discovered.

An elderly couple loading groceries in their car were confronted by a man who allegedly jumped in their car and drove away, nearly running them and others over.

A 98-year-old cruise boat and her Whangarei boat shed are up for sale, an offer its owners say is "as rare as hen's teeth".

The man said he was going to test his boat's engine but did not return.

The rain poured down on parts of Northland but it could be another 10 days before the region sees another rain cloud.

A Kiwi woman is helping lift the lid on how pornography consumption is effecting young people in New Zealand.

Tina Trenkner-Meade checks into reasonably-priced digs in a great location.

JS040117NADCRICK216.JPG Kamo batsman Leon Cross takes off for a run during his side's outright loss to Duracrete Products City in

A large scrub fire continues to burn near Whangarei, but power has been restored to 30,000 homes which lost electricity during the peak of the blaze.

The sun has come out to play and is here to stay, with a scorcher of a long weekend across the country.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Junior distance runner Quinn Gardiner-Hall is just weeks away from following in the footsteps of his heroes to the icy southern land.

We can expect normal temperatures in the coming months but less rain.

A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Organisers of Waitangi Day celebrations at the grounds have got behind local health organisations by supporting the ban.

Willie Jackson's move to Labour shows party's commitment to Maori issues, says leader Andrew Little.

Incredible footage shows shark making a spectacular break for freedom.

A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.

Northland Inc is looking at whether there's a market to build a retirement village in Dargaville to lure Aucklanders ready to quit the rat race.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

The war on plant and animal pests through more than 1400ha of bush, scrub and farmland between Whangarei and Dargaville is being ramped

SUP310117NADUNIFORM02.JPG Two polo shirts, two pairs of shorts, three socks, and a physical education shirt for Whangarei Boys' High

TW300117NADTOUR038.JPG Anne Doyle and Ron Richards were among car enthusiasts at the re-enactment of the 1917 Parliamentary tour during

A 29-year-old driver who allegedly led police on a pursuit through Whangarei was arrested after his car was spiked. The man caught

Troubled schools: A school where teachers were allegedly given "illegal" payments is one of nine under Government control.

The signature twang of the Australian accent may soon be heard more around our northernmost region, if a new targeted tourism campaign proves a hit.

Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Toys, food, vouchers and newly-knitted blankets are just some of the items that have been donated to help a family of six who lost