The unsafe use of vehicles on 90 Mile Beach, particularly at Ahipara, has long been a source of aggravation for many residents, especially

NO byline thanks A 57-year-old Peria woman suspected by the prosecution and defence of covering for her children was convicted on

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A man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in flew off the road and hit a tree along State Highway 1 in Northland early this morning.

Cadaver dogs are searching bush for a gang member missing since March.

Northland has the highest rate of student transience in the country, with hundreds of pupils moving schools multiple times each year. Kaitaia

Ahipara man Duane Tawhai has received brickbats and offers of support after revealing he and three of his children lived without electricity

Two helicopters called after a fire broke out in a private forest plantation in the Far North.

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn

Extra immunisation clinics in early June helped prevent new cases of measles in Northland after an outbreak in May, health officials

Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

A Kaitaia schoolgirl who has organised three community meetings about a spate of suspected youth suicides in the town says she is frustrated that adult agencies have not been more supportive.

As part of the Youth Enterprise Scheme two Kerikeri High School Year 13 students have come up with a plan they say should help to

Police have confirmed that five young males aged between 17 and 25 have died suddenly in Kaitaia in the past 12 weeks.

Kaitaia is a community in crisis, says a community leader, after a spate of suspected suicides in the Far North town.

A logging truck driver will go through "intensive training" before he returns to the road after a truck rollover in Northland, says

Three years ago, there were seven Far North mayoral candidates. This year there are two - incumbent John Carter and Kerikeri man

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

Naomi Austen-Reid is proud to call Kaitaia home so, when she saw the Far North town getting a bad rap, she wanted people to focus

Welcome relief as new police help Northland officers stretched by a jump in serious crime.

The High Court has ruled a young Northlander's conviction for unlawful assembly during a brawl by rival gangs was disproportionate

In New Zealand's original seat of power, Winston Aldworth finds a pub to celebrate.

Winston Aldworth checks into a property with postcard views of prime New Zealand scenery.

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 22-metre long blue whale washed up on a private Far North beach has excited a marine mammal expert but also sparked a health warning as the giant sea creature decomposes.

Behaviour that a member of the public regarded as suspicious led to the seizure of tens of thousands of dollars worth of cannabis in Kaitaia last week.

Suspicious behaviour at a coastal holiday home has led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Northland.

When Blaine Rakena's 5-year-old son told his class all his Dad did was stay home and watch television the Kaikohe man knew he had to change.

Property is stolen from Kaitaia Hospital on a regular basis.

Northland farmer who lost hundreds of thousands in income is offering a $50,000 reward for evidence that leads to a conviction.