Police have arrested Joshua Kite after search warrants were carried out in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa this afternoon.

A leading Auckland politician says a Northland shipwreck is an "environmental time bomb" capable of causing a disaster worse than

A former Whangarei Department of Corrections worker awarded $7000 after she complained of sexual harassment - including an allegation

A gunman caused disruption in Northland after he shot at two police officers, stole their vehicle, carjacked another and slipped through a police cordon.

A homicide investigation into the disappearance of a missing Northland man is underway, police say.

For many, a cancer diagnosis spells a bout of nauseating radiation and chemotherapy. But for 36-year-old Northland woman Alethea

A Northland rugby player who has opened up about dealing with depression in a candid video is encouraging more people to speak up

"Stupid idiots" smashed through a fence, knocked bollards out of the ground and left skid marks across a Whangarei sporting field

A 49-year-old man is to face multiple charges after three people were killed and four were injured in a crash in Dargaville two months ago.

A repeat dope grower caught cultivating nearly $100,000 worth of cannabis commercially inside a garage has been jailed for more than

Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

A Kaitaia schoolgirl who has organised three community meetings about a spate of suspected youth suicides in the town says she is frustrated that adult agencies have not been more supportive.

As part of the Youth Enterprise Scheme two Kerikeri High School Year 13 students have come up with a plan they say should help to

Police have confirmed that five young males aged between 17 and 25 have died suddenly in Kaitaia in the past 12 weeks.

A 54-year-old woman has been attacked from behind, dragged and had cash taken from her bag during an early morning walk to a Whangarei

Mark James Lang was an engineer and used his skills and knowledge to construct one of the biggest clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the country.

A logging truck driver will go through "intensive training" before he returns to the road after a truck rollover in Northland, says

A mentor for troubled young Maori in Whangarei "blotted his copybook" by being involved in a night-time punch-up with the occupants

The board chairman of a Northland school which lost several buildings in a fire says it is "awesome" knowing the school will be getting

The skipper of a fishing boat who suffered serious pelvic injuries while at sea off Northland was winched aboard a helicopter in a dramatic rescue.

An elderly woman has died following a two-car crash in Whangarei yesterday.

An early morning crash south of Whangarei between a truck and 4WD has closed State Highway 1.

Northland Ngapuhi iwi leader to pay $24,500 and serve 100 hours community work for shooting protected kereru in Southland last year.

Kaikohe business owners have welcomed more police for the town, but say a boost to the local economy is needed to tackle the town's

A woman's house was burgled and a few days later she saw a teenage stranger wearing her clothes.

A man with gang links and considered dangerous by police is on the run and could be in Northland. Police are appealing to the public

The Northland B rugby team will take on the Manu Samoa A team in a game at Toll Stadium, Whangarei, tonight. The match kicks off

There have been nearly 10 burglary victims a day across Northland. Latest crime statistics show the number of "victimisations" for

Ten-year-old Kaitaia boy Alexander Campbell-Lewis had his first haircut on Thursday, some years earlier than Samoan custom demands

Part of a one-lane bridge gave way as a truck carrying a trailer tried to cross it in Whangarei. The Brownlee General Carriers and