Woman whose back was broken on a speed boat says driver kept going despite rising waves.

The passenger was rushed to Bay of Islands Hospital after the incident in 2014.

Time to think about what you can offer new staff at your business.

At just 10sq m the houses are so small they don't need costly council consents.

A mixed development is planned over 15 years at Port Nikau.

Franchisee Jayesh Madhav: "I'm always looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint."

Contrary to many people's belief, Amazon is more of a business enabler than a competitor.

The 58-year-old entrepreneur owns and operates Splitscreen Grafix in Whangarei.

Libraries, museums, town halls and the like are much more than just a place of business.

A mortgage broker estimates that parents loan their kids $50k to $80k on average.

Rogans claim defects in the rates assessment notices made the documents invalid.

Time to check you have the right systems in place for your business.

Whau Valley Dam is closed to the public for the next six weeks.

More than 4000 public submissions received on Tegel's proposed broiler chicken farm.

Forestry could achieve valuable returns on poor land in the Mid North.

Increase recorded in retail spending in Northland in the December quarter.

Housing crisis in Northland is bad - and it's expected to get worse.

A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

NRC and KDC reject request for extension to submission deadline

Billionaire won't expand in NZ if law change is enacted.

Greater pay transparency means less chance of conscious and unconscious bias says CTU boss

Farmers are demanding more information on the co-op's $756 million investment in China.

Tax season is upon us - time to check for a refund.

Māori businesses account for an economic asset base of more than $42.6 billion.

COMMENT: The real political battles this year won't involve the Opposition.

New service will ship Northland's kiwifruit from Northport to Singapore.

Overall, New Zealand earned $194 million from the Lions' series.

About 100 people marching in Dargaville in protest against proposed giant chook farm.

The weather over summer brought favourable conditions for most Northland farms.

Down the Road Deli offers a range of local and gourmet food to take away.