Two women suffered "horrific" deaths as they drowned in total darkness when their upturned car sank into a Northland mangrove swamp, a coroner has found.

A Northland student living in Wellington was told she had to appear for jury selection in Whangarei after a summons mix-up.

More than 100 lightning strikes have hit Northland this morning as another severe weather warning is issued for the district, with heavy rain and more thunderstorms expected later today.

The theft of a life-saving heart-starter has outraged members of a Northland golf club.

A Northland husband is accused of bashing a quad bike driver who forced his wife and five children off the road and into a ditch.

An online campaign raising money to catch a Whangarei cat killer looks likely to surpass its $2000 target.

Protesters have turned out in Northland to voice concerns at the potential health risks associated with mining in Puhipuhi.

"It's not every day you get to hug somebody and tell them 'Congratulations, you are a millionaire'."

The identity of Northland's overnight millionaire who won a first division Lotto prize of $1 million remains a mystery.

It has been 50 years since Northland brown kiwi could be heard foraging on the forest floor of the Brynderwyn Hills, crying to one another at dusk and dawn.

Fonterra is shaking up its organics business to refocus supply in the central and lower North Island, leaving Northland organic farmers out in the cold.

A linesman escaped almost unscathed after receiving an 11,000 volt shock - almost four times as powerful as an electric chair.

A 3-month-old baby was the youngest of 17 children found by police living in unsafe drug houses during the annual cannabis blitz.

Whangarei police want help tracking down a man involved in a "sinister" attack on a woman as she entered her home after a night out.

A Northland dairy farmer is "flabbergasted" by the $40,000 he's been fined for polluting a stream.