The driver of a vehicle involved in a double fatality in Northland has been charged with causing the deaths and will appear in court this morning.

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 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.

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 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.

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.