Two cars collided tonight on State Highway 1 on the southern side of the Brynderwyn Hill south of Whangarei.

Three orca whales which were beached in a bay in Northland's Kaipara Harbour have made it safely back out to sea.

Police have found the Waipu woman who went missing from her home last night.

Elisabeth Easther finds out about the delights of one of Earth's great beauty spots.

An 11-year-old world-class cheerleader took a terrifying tumble on Saturday, after she was picked up by a gust of wind, leaving her mother to think she was dead.

Anti-mining groups in Northland are planning to block State Highway 1 for two hours today in a protest against an Australian exploration company's plans to begin prospecting for gold and silver.

A round trip to the Bay of Islands ticks all the boxes for Donna McIntyre.

Victims of a prominent Far North businessman who were sexually abused while in his care have expressed disappointment at the sentence handed down today.

The victims of a Kaitaia man jailed for five years for sexual offending say the fact he was preaching in church made it more difficult to complain about his actions.

The response was swift and pretty much universal: this was appalling, stomach churning, almost certainly criminal, writes Toby Manhire.

Housing NZ is looking at security at one of its houses after an 83-year-old former priest was hit over the head with a porcelain tea pot on Halloween.

There was this woman astride a horse, on a beach, far away at the top of NZ. She moved forward because these were her people's lands and she wouldn't be denied.

A husband watched in horror as an oncoming car smashed head-on into his wife's vehicle, travelling behind his.

A man has died after the boat he was in capsized in the sea off Northland today.

Elisabeth Easther discovers a gem of a town in Northland where the train runs down the middle of the main street.

A storm is causing havoc across the upper part of the North island this evening, with warnings stronger winds and more rain is on the way.

Heavy rain and severe gales are set to pound far greater swathes of the country than the thunderstorms which struck over the weekend.

Auckland homes left without power after a violent storm overnight have been reconnected but forecasters have warned more bad weather is on the way.

Stormy weather in the upper half of the North Island has left about 400 homes without power.