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Missing Northland woman: Police finish search of rural property

Body removed and police finish scene examination at rural property.

$6 million raised to save Northland beach from private investors

Public access to iconic surf beach Elliot Bay has been secured.

Coldest June morning in five years: Otago town shivers at -12.3C

Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.

Your weather: Brrrrr, cold start but fine skies set for rugby

Much of the Central North Island and South Island woke to frosts this morning.

Remains believed to be Northland woman Bridget Simmonds

Police have set up a direct phone line for people to call with information about the case.

Police believe missing woman Bridget Simmonds is buried on rural property

Police use excavator at rural location where they believe missing woman is buried .

Water dam in Ngawha could start before the end of the year

More water storage facilities in Northland in the pipeline.

Missing Northland woman: Police at 'critical point' in search, detective says

Bridget Simmonds, then 42, was reported missing on March 6 last year.

Brrrr...! Heavy snow closes roads as wintry blast moves up country

There is snow down to 400m in places of the South Island, what's in store for the north?

Theft from Ratana Church in Whangārei

"I would like to think we could reach out to those people and possibly help them."

Unrepentant meth dealer: Why he's stuck with a 28-year prison stretch

Drug dealer's sentence stands despite Court of Appeal guideline shift.

Thefts from two community groups

Two community groups targeted in burglaries.

Northland Orca sightings wanted

Northland Orca sightings wanted as one could be entangled in cray pot line

Police pursuits on rise in Northland

Northland police take new approach to understanding reasons behind fleeing drivers.

Four appear in court on drugs and firearms charges

Four people arrested in police drug operation named in court.

John Stone signs off after 38 years as an Advocate photographer

John Stone has many tales to tell after working at the Northern Advocate for 38-years.