Heavy rain causes flooding, road closures in Northland.

Two men driving separate cars that crashed south of Whangārei knew each other.

EDITORIAL: Both John Logan Campbell and Apihai Te Kawau helped create the foundations.

Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the first Polynesian settlements in Aotearoa.

Meth has spread its tentacles across New Zealand, reducing demand needs to be a focus.

Meth lab found at Northland property where five children were also living.

Boxing-mad Kiwis on holiday will be up early tomorrow, but not just for chocolate eggs.

Costly traffic management plan needed to make long-running Opua regatta legal.

Photos from the inaugural New Zealand Land Wars commemorations.

Boatie became suspicious when he saw youth wearing jacket stolen from his yacht.

Five Bay of Island attractions for Jacinda Ardern.

Swimmers in surf unaware a shark was cruising in the water only metres away.

Myra Larcombe taught her first swimming lesson in 1946 - and she's still going strong.

Witness said puppy was 'screaming in pain' as its owner kicked it down the road.

New book published to mark 200 years since Campbell's birth

Elisabeth Easther checks into Northland motel that's heavy on Kiwiana charm.

A young Kiwi fashion fan has travelled the world thanks to Instagram.

Dog owner loses bid to get pooch back, but wins battle to keep animal alive.

A person has been seriously injured after the car they were in spun out in Russell in the Bay of Islands.

A woman dramatically escaped out the window as her car sunk into the ocean in the Bay of Islands.

A romantic first date along a Russell beach has sparked a toxic seafood alert that has seen a ban on collecting shellfish from the entire Bay of Islands.

A firefighter appeared drunk and others could not demonstrate basic critical skills during an audit, an official report says.

Friends of a Kerikeri woman found her body floating in the Bay of Islands after she apparently fell from a boat without being noticed.

A former world number one tennis player has bought a prime chunk of Russell waterfront for almost $6 million.

Kauri dieback infection rates in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park have more than doubled in the past five years.

Thousands of tourists arrived in the Bay of Islands this morning on the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship to be greeted by storm clouds and the power cut.

A_SW241014NADCLASSIC9037.JPG Defending champion boat Team Vodafone will be back under a new alias. Photo/Stephen Western By Andrew

Almost 2000 foreign tourists have experienced the Bay of Islands as the cruise ship season kicked off this week.

Two families have reached a custody agreement over the dog - named either Wilson or Bear depending who you asked.

In New Zealand's original seat of power, Winston Aldworth finds a pub to celebrate.