A_MC101115NADNORTHTEC1.JPGNorthTec's acting chief executive sent a letter to staff after the Tertiary Education Commission indicated

Burglars who broke into a jeweller's premise went for the best quality items.

Skywatchers may have a chance to see a supermoon tonight, a phenomenon now shining over the region that won't be visible again until 2034.

JS141116NADQUAKE115.JPG A planned surf lesson for a group of international students at Sandy Bay went ahead yesterday after instructors

A large offal spill on the road between Kaiwaka and Wellsford has closed State Highway 1, causing significant delays. The spill stretches

Two men who showed every sign of intending to rob a Kaitaia service station were spectacularly unsuccessful, thanks to the partnership

A_MC160816NADMMM4.JPG Manuel Springford has won the Individual Achievement award at the Maori Language Commission's Nga Tohu Reo Maori

Primary responsibility for civil defence emergency management at a local level rests with your local council.

Rare November snow is forecast for the South Island with road snowfall warnings issued for some alpine passes.

by Craig CooperEditor Young rugby player Jordan Kemp was given the OK to head back out on to a rugby field with a ticking time bomb

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

The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.

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.

Police are investigating an attempted abduction where a man tried to force a 10-year-old boy into the boot of a car as he walked home from school.

SUPBAYLYS3.JPG SUPBAYLYS1.JPG ROCKPOOL: Rocks exposed by the washing away of sand are a rare sight at Baylys Beach. (Photo supplied)