News snippets from Northland

A 13-year-old boy has died in a quad bike accident at Matawaia.

Snippets of news around Northland.

A top SPCA inspector wants the man accused of bashing a puppy sent to prison.

Caregivers bring children to kura to confess after destructive rampage through rooms.

Trades training in solid skills aimed at getting students ready for work in real world.

Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.

These startling figures are part of the most in-depth look at crime data ever undertaken.

Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.

OBM continued to show their dominance in the Bayleys Premier rugby competition.

Family come together for Kaikohe man's emotional graduation dedicated to his brother.

Mid Northern carry on their winning ways in a tough battle against determined westerners.

A Kaikohe photographer captures the drama as police stop a fleeing unlicensed driver.

OBM grab another bonus point as Mid Northern and Western Sharks keep pace.

Kamo picked up their first win of the season in the Bayleys Premier grade.

Kaitaia first to get 24-hour cover and new officers will be phased in over four years.

An Auckland man killed his brother's dog during a row while on a Northland family visit.

Residents enjoy a trouble-free break as law enforcers step up their presence.

Not all Kaikohe youth are like the boys who rampaged through the town on Friday night.

Local woman reports grandson to police after recognising him in CCTV footage.

Youths as young as 11 helped themselves to beer from a liquor store.

Runaway car and runaway youths have kept police busy in Kaikohe and Kaitaia.

New unit allows teen mums in Northland to achieve their dreams

Two tourists were found safe after they were reported missing on Whangarei's Whau Valley Dam walking tracks.

Four young women have been arrested for the aggravated robbery of a Paihia dairy thanks to an alert local who noticed a suspicious

Environmental issues are usually the focus of the annual pre-Waitangi Day hikoi but this year organisers have decided to focus on

Te Puna o Te Matauranga marae has been home for a group of Northland youth who are preparing for a show which follows how young people

A century ago New Zealand was in the grip of World War I, in which 18,500 members of the country's 1.16 million population were killed

Cyclists will be able to pedal from one coast to the other this summer with the Twin Coast Cycle Trail Pou Herenga Tai all but complete. The

SUP211216NADXMAS.JPG Heidi Holden, executive assistant to Ngapuhi Runanga CEO, and staff from the runanga and Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services