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.

An act of "absolute stupidity and dangerous driving" by a fleeing motorist put innocent lives at risk, Northland's top traffic officer says.

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.

A man suffering from severe hypothermia has been rescued off the Northland coast after his yacht foundered on rocks and started sinking.

Officials are working to clear a fuel spill from a ship berthed at Northport in Whangarei Harbour.

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.

Whangarei police spokeswoman Sarah Kennett said officers were called to a family violence incident at Arcus St, Otaika, about 6pm yesterday.

A wanted man on the run from police since early April has been arrested and charged over the serious assault of two Korean fishermen at Ti Point Wharf.