Two men plead guilty to attacking male and female overseas tourists at Ahipara.

A GoFundMe site has been created to buy a Northland island.

Broadbill swordfish was so big it wouldn't all fit in the boat.

Kaikohe community steps up as mum takes her sons to police station for Friday's rampage

Four liquor outlets in Northland have been caught selling booze to minors.

A Kaikohe mum took her sons to the cops for their role in attacking a local gas station.

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

Corrections officers are being housed at a five-star waterfront hotel in the Far North while on secondment to cover the region's short staffed prison.

An incredible 130mm of rain has fallen in the Coromandel Ranges in the past 24 hours.

Police are amazed a man survived a crash that destroyed a power pole near Kerikeri

The last section of Northland's Twin Coast Cycle Trail will be officially opened next week.

The environmentally-fragile dune lake near Tokerau Beach on the Karikari Peninsula has been exposed to oil and lubricants as well as fish and weed pests.

New unit allows teen mums in Northland to achieve their dreams

The quad bike rolled at Wreck Bay Rd in Ahipara this afternoon.

The last-surviving member of the trio of women who created the Tino Rangatiratanga flag speaks out about that important time in New Zealand's history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: The mayors of New Zealand's three most impoverished districts have asked the Prime Minister to establish "demarcation zones".

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: If Hone Harawira could do it all over again, he would not get into bed with Kim Dotcom.

Derek Wheeldon, 80, and his wife Carol, 70, know they live in a beautiful place, but criminals are well and truly spoiling it.

A Pahia real estate agent acquitted of charges relating to dealing methamphetamine says police are still "aggressively pursuing her" and trying to ruin her life.

A dog owner said incident that saw a dog dragged to its death was a "horrible accident".

A Kiwi woman is helping lift the lid on how pornography consumption is effecting young people in New Zealand.

Tina Trenkner-Meade checks into reasonably-priced digs in a great location.

SPCA investigating a report of a dog being dragged behind an SUV in the Far North.

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It's a perfect summer's day in Waitangi and Auckland, but messy weather with gales and rain are expected in some parts of the country.

Waitangi Day will be another cracker for most of New Zealand, but Wellington again misses out on any golden weather.

The sun has come out to play and is here to stay, with a scorcher of a long weekend across the country.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Among the hundreds of waka paddlers taking part in this year's Waitangi Day festivities will be half a dozen who stand out. They'll

Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".