A "super pod" of about 25 orcas have been socialising and hunting stringrays in the Whangarei Harbour. Northland orca expert Ingrid

An ocean conservationist instrumental in setting up the Poor Knights Islands marine reserve has welcomed the more than $25,000 fines

A Whangarei teen treated as his father's "dogsbody" has been jailed for more than nine years, for his role in the country's largest

A former Whangarei Department of Corrections worker awarded $7000 after she complained of sexual harassment - including an allegation

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

"Stupid idiots" smashed through a fence, knocked bollards out of the ground and left skid marks across a Whangarei sporting field

A repeat dope grower caught cultivating nearly $100,000 worth of cannabis commercially inside a garage has been jailed for more than

A 54-year-old woman has been attacked from behind, dragged and had cash taken from her bag during an early morning walk to a Whangarei

Mark James Lang was an engineer and used his skills and knowledge to construct one of the biggest clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the country.

The board chairman of a Northland school which lost several buildings in a fire says it is "awesome" knowing the school will be getting

The skipper of a fishing boat who suffered serious pelvic injuries while at sea off Northland was winched aboard a helicopter in a dramatic rescue.

An elderly woman has died following a two-car crash in Whangarei yesterday.

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

The Northland B rugby team will take on the Manu Samoa A team in a game at Toll Stadium, Whangarei, tonight. The match kicks off

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 baby has been injured in an accident in Whangarei this afternoon when a car crashed into a house.

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.

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 Whangarei man was forced to jump from a moving car after he was allegedly kidnapped then assaulted. Police confirmed the man suffered

The Lion Man is facing a raft of cruelty allegations after being accused of separating a baby giraffe from its mother just hours after it was born.

The man accused of carrying out a vicious sexual attack on a woman during her early-morning jog in Whangarei has pleaded guilty to all charges.

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

A man charged with fleeing police after a pursuit that saw a stolen car crash into a barrier on State Highway One south of Whangarei has been remanded in custody.

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.

A former senior Northland policeman jailed for stealing methamphetamine from an evidence lock-up at Whangarei police station and supplying

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