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.

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Charges of receiving kauri gum worth $25,000 have been withdrawn against a Whangarei man.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

Two large humpback whales put on a spectacular show for boaties and those watching from land as they played in Whangarei Harbour.

A man is missing after jumping into a river while fleeing police in Northland last night.

The Northland ringleader of the operation that produced the largest amount of methamphetamine ever cooked in New Zealand has pleaded guilty to a raft of charges.

Kiwi newlyweds, whose wedding photo outside a KFC made global news, have become Kentucky television stars.

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.

The yacht on which one sailor was killed and another lost at sea has arrived back in New Zealand under tow.

The driver of a car, which crashed and led to the closure of a highway just north of Whangarei early this morning, is in a critical condition.

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.