State Highway 1 north of Ruakaka is down to one lane.

SUP141116NADCRABS.JPGThis huge pile of paddle crabs dumped in sand dunes off Ruakaka Beach has angered locals and sparked an MPI investigation.PHOTO/SUPPLIED By

Three vehicles were involved in the crash which happened on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei.

Fears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was

Kaine Johnston, 23, is remembered by his family as someone who could light up the room with his calming nature.

Good information from Whangarei store workers led to the arrest of a "professional shoplifter" and her co-offender, police say.

Elisabeth Easther heads north to the township built by oil.

All eyes will be on the royally bred 2-year-old Fastdane Rocky as the high-priced yearling sale graduate makes his raceday debut in the Fell Engineering 1000 at Ruakaka tomorrow.