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.

Elisabeth Easther revels in an abundance of native wildlife.

A former diplomat has lost his appeal against a conviction for assaulting the Northland Crown solicitor.

A taxi driver had to jump behind the wheel of an ambulance and drive it to hospital because the sole paramedic was working to save the life of a heart attack victim in the back.

In Kaitaia, get sand between your toes and see the sights, says Elisabeth Easther.

A Northland father killed after losing control of his campervan near Mt Bruce had ignored a warning from his 10-year-old son to pull over and rest, an inquest has heard.

During a full moon, Danielle Wright is taken kite-fishing at a Northland nudist beach

In a bid to be more outdoorsy, Nicky Park headed up to Northland and set sail on a super yacht. Check out some snaps from her adventure.

A search is expected to resume this morning at a Northland beach for a missing swimmer presumed drowned.

Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson and James May toasted the end of their time in New Zealand over a long lunch at the Viaduct.

Police have launched a search for a 34-year-old Auckland man who was last seen off Northland's Uretiti Beach about 5pm yesterday.

The remains of Cyclone Sandra and an approaching trough is likely to bring much-needed rain to most parts of the country this weekend.

Two Far North teenagers have been referred to Police Youth Aid after allegedly attacking their parents.

Hit show Top Gear has finished filming in Northland and some locals got close to the action.

The head teacher at a Northland kindergarten has made a plea to the community to help catch the culprits who are destroying their playground with vandalism that now includes an arson attack.

Liz Light visits Ralph Hotere's final Hokianga home.

A climate expert believes summers like this one will become the new norm for New Zealand. Droughts have already been declared across much of the North Island.

A shortage of water across the Wellington region means there is now a ban on garden sprinklers and irrigation systems.