Latest from Far North District

17 jobs could go at Top Energy

Far North power company says planned cuts due to combination of factors.

Driver smashes power pole, but survives

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

Most spectacular leg of cycle trail to open at last

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

Pristine lake used as a carwash

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.

Unit offers fresh start for young mums

New unit allows teen mums in Northland to achieve their dreams

Two hurt after quad bike rolls

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

Watch NZH Local Focus: Who designed the Maori flag?

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.

Macpherson: Beware this boondoggle for poverty

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

Watch: Harawira on his comeback deal

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

Hikoi demands end to P scourge

JS050117NADWAI313.JPG: Reti Boynton of Kaitaia leads the anti-P hikoi to Waitangi after a five-day walk from Cape Reinga. PHOTO /

Perfect for some, messy elsewhere

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.

Sunny skies for nation's holiday

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

Waitangi weekend weather a real pearler

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

Sunblock needed for Waitangi weekend

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

The far-reaching wake of the waka

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

Special zones proposed to tackle poverty

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".

Alert local leads cops to dairy robbers

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

Fire breaks out overnight in Far North at Lake Ohia

Fire has raced through native scrubland in the bed of a dried-out lake in the Far North.