If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.

Human bones were found on a Northland beach yesterday.

Police are reminding people to ensure they have a sober driver after a Whangarei woman dressed in a Santa outfit was charged with drink-driving.

One person at the New Zealand Herald Boxing Day Races will win a share in a thoroughbred filly.

Police are making inquiries after bones were found on a Far North property.

You know you're in Northland when Santa arrives by waka ama with a United Tribes flag flying proudly from the back of his canoe.

A woman in red wearing a Santa hat may find herself on Santa's naughty list.

The man went for a walk around the rocks at Otamure Bay in Whananaki yesterday afternoon.

Police are coordinating a search and rescue mission for a missing man in Northland.

A woman in her early twenties has drowned and two children have been rescued after getting into trouble in the water on Ninety Mile Beach.

How many illegal dumps are there around Northland? We know of at least two - this region's second large-scale roadside tip emerged

Northland's property market has hit a record median house price of $399,500. And with more houses for sale than anywhere in the

The video features a host of Kiwi stars in beautiful Northland locations, from Rachel Hunter to Eliza McCartney.

A Northland man involved in an early morning incident where a firearm was pointed at police is now on the run and wanted. Warrants

A shop in Whangarei sold two winning Division One Lotto tickets of $166,667 in Saturday's draw as Northland's amazing run of Lotto

The Bay of Islands' biggest jewel is ideal for a classic Kiwi beach break, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Over 32,000 Far North homes and businesses were without power for most of yesterday, and police are investigating whether the outage was sabotage.

Power has been restored to the Far North after a major outage earlier today.

A major power cut that has closed schools and business across the Far North may be sabotage.

A Northland teacher has admitted she's an alcoholic, after incidents including two drink driving convictions, and testing positive

Fewer than half of councils have enough staff trained to respond to marine oil spills.

Parts of the North Island are expected to hit 30 degrees today, with Hawke's Bay getting the biggest dose of the sun's rays.

A kite flown on the end of electric fence tape crashed into 11kV powerlines causing a flash over and blowing out power to a nearby

Plans to build a new wood processing facility at Ngawha in Northland have been put on ice by Northland Inc, NZTE, and MPI.

Louise Bailey is not a cyclist. She hasn't owned a bike since she was 12, but on Saturday she set off from Cape Reinga on the biggest

Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans

A woman has died at Taipa Beach in the Far North tonight.

A_JS291116NADNESSA040.JPG Vanessa Wihongi has faced tragedy upon tragedy but is grateful for all the help people have offered her

Billy Macfarlane has gone from living in a million-dollar Bay of Plenty mansion to the back room of his mother's house. Now he's waging war on P.

Michael Harris carried out systematic drugging and abuse of backpackers who visited his Kaitaia hostel.