A young woman was subjected to a vicious sexual attack on Friday while on her morning jog.

World Rally Championship leader Hayden Paddon put the Rally of Whangarei field to the sword yesterday but it was his protege David Holder at centre stage.

At least 1000 walkers have gathered for a "take back the loop" walk at Whangarei's popular Hatea Loop walkway.

A rescue helicopter has been sent to the MVA Rally in Whangarei following an incident at the event this morning.

A man accused of kidnapping, sexually violating and causing grievous bodily harm to a woman who was jogging in Whangarei has been remanded in custody.

A man wielding a hammer and advancing towards another person during a scuffle outside the Whangarei courthouse was stopped in his tracks by security officers.

A Whangarei man who stabbed his son to death during an argument while drinking has to forever live with the consequence of his actions, a judge said.

A spike in dumped pets is causing concern in Whangarei.

For a decade Garry and Cynthia Moran have seen first-hand the human carnage created by vicious dog attacks in their Northland street.

A learner driver being pursued by police allegedly rammed into three patrol cars. It was the second police pursuit in Northland in the space of three days.

A Whangarei man has been jailed for blackmailing a 14-year-old girl into sending him naked pictures over Facebook.

A tug boat's joined the efforts to put out a boat fire in the entrance to Marsden Point marina in Whangarei.

McDonald's has given $5000 to a man who can't walk after he crushed his spine tripping on a kerb outside one of its restaurants.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a 61-year-old man at a house north of Whangarei last night.

The man who died in the quad bike crash yesterday was Bruce Murray Stenning, 82, of Auckland.

Lucy Casley explores Whangarei's stunning scenery and mouthwatering cuisine.

Noel Hendry, 79, of Ruakaka, died in the blaze which engulfed his home on Bream Bay Dr, Ruakaka, near Whangarei, early this morning.

A teenager who allegedly burgled a Whangarei home and left his driver's licence in the house next to a smashed stereo has made an appearance in court.

Police are still looking for the person who broke into a Whangarei home at the weekend, leaving behind a driver's licence and cap at the scene.

While investigating a truck fire thought to have been deliberately lit, police came across a property with 12 stolen vehicles in the backyard.

A Hundertwasser art centre would attract visitors to the northern city, says Paul Rush.

Alcohol and chocolate bars were the target for young people on a looting "rampage" at a Whangarei supermarket last night, police say.

One person is still trapped in a vehicle after a head-on collision on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei about 2pm.

An "open-invitation" party left terrified residents cowering in their homes waiting for police to arrive.

Harris was removing a cover on his prized yellow Toyota MR2 when it was struck by another vehicle on George St, in Hikurangi.

A Whangarei woman has been extradited from Australia after an exhaustive 18-month process to place her before the courts.

A Whangarei Boys' High School boarding student is in a coma in Auckland Hospital two weeks after being assaulted on his way home from a church youth group.