A woman's house was burgled and a few days later she saw a teenage stranger wearing her clothes.

Part of a one-lane bridge gave way as a truck carrying a trailer tried to cross it in Whangarei. The Brownlee General Carriers and

A former Corrections worker has been awarded $7000 after claiming she was harrassed by a man who crawled under her desk and touched

A homeowner has partially succeeded in her appeal to the Supreme Court, alleging negligence by the Whangarei District Council in a leaky building case.

Tenant had been drinking and was stressed after a bad day. So she lit a fire in the kitchen of her Housing New Zealand home.

The High Court has ruled a young Northlander's conviction for unlawful assembly during a brawl by rival gangs was disproportionate

A Whangarei house was 10 minutes away from being fully engulfed in flames but thanks to neighbours who saw the smoke, fire crews were able to extinguish the fire.

Shandelle Battersby finds plenty of activities for families in and around Whangarei.

A string of burglaries has spurred a Whangarei community group to fundraise for their own security cameras. Burglaries of homes and

A Northlander arrested during a major drug bust told a jury he had no knowledge methamphetamine was being manufactured at a rural

Daniel the albatross, who crash-landed on Ninety Mile Beach last week, spread his wings before being released back into the wild off

This town is reeling from its 10th homicide in just seven years, a situation that has a senior police officer concerned at the level of violence.

Elisabeth Easther heads north to the township built by oil.

Can't afford to buy a house in Auckland and think you're running out of options? Ruled out Tauranga and Hamilton? Where are the next northern property hotspots?

Suspicious behaviour at a coastal holiday home has led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Northland.

Charges of receiving kauri gum worth $25,000 have been withdrawn against a Whangarei man.

From the "doh" files: An eagle-eyed Advocate reader today drew our attention to this recently-erected sign on State Highway 1 just

An internet "pop-up" ad saying she had won US$3000 worth of travel saw a Whangarei woman fork out $1264 for a trip she didn't want

An isolated Northland house was used by a family, their friends and acquaintances to cook meth "hard out" while it was covertly watched by police, a jury heard.

Irish scholar Aoife Finn has been studying the Maori the language for years, despite having never visited the country where it's spoken until now.

A Whangarei nurse who unsuccessfully challenged a drink-driving charge has been convicted and ordered to pay a fine.

Whangarei mechanic Michael Smith's job title usually doesn't include rescuing cats - but today was a different story.

Unrepentant former Northland church leader has been jailed for 20 years for systematically grooming and sexually abusing a dozen girls for more than a decade.

A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?

Whangarei's most successful businessman has made a "generous" contribution to the building of the Hundertwasser Museum.