An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.

Six Auckland men who were arrested in connection with the seizure of 494kg of methamphetamine on Ninety Mile Beach and at Totara North in June have elected trial by jury.

A young Whangarei man has admitted stealing tobacco products worth nearly $10,000 after breaking into two service stations. Joseph

A Whangarei man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for assaulting, abducting and sexually violating a woman jogger in an early morning attack.

A man who admitted snatching a woman from a popular Whangarei walking track and assaulting her at his home will be sentenced today.

Rachael Beardsall says she and her partner have had to go without to ensure their three children do not starve. So when she heard

Police have named the man who died yesterday morning after he was taken in a critical condition to Whangarei's St John station in a dash to get him medical help.

The familiar red and gold colours of surf lifesavers are about to make a return to Northland beaches this weekend as the weather and

They're exhausted, but striking Whangarei resident doctors found time to do some good in their community during their brief time off

An online Lotto ticket buyer from Whangarei is $1 million richer after Wednesday night's draw.

A Lotto player from Whangarei has won $1 million from a ticket bought online.

A man who drove like a "complete idiot" was arrested after a five-hour manhunt during which he tried to ram a police car, and hurled a pie out his window.

The Tangiteroria Tavern is now the pub with no beer after 90 years of serving locals and travellers between Whangarei and Dargaville. Owner

A kitesurfer has cheated possible death after becoming tangled in his kite lines at Muriwai Beach.

Winston Peters is calling for immigrant employers caught underpaying workers or forcing them to work long hours to be deported.

Northlanders' generosity is overflowing -- so much so a new processing centre and outlet shop for donated items to hospice has opened. The

Moses Mahanga was found dead in a vehicle in Otangarei on William Jones Dr on October 4.

Aucklanders are not only snapping up residential properties in Whangarei for investment but also commercial and industrial buildings

Gunshots heard as police investigate a suspicious death in Whangarei overnight.

Sean Hay and John Wallace could be in the middle of a maths class one minute and fighting a fire the next. The Kamo High School 17-year

New Zealand's most expensive new residential lodge will open its doors to guests from the start of next month.

Good information from Whangarei store workers led to the arrest of a "professional shoplifter" and her co-offender, police say.

A doctor who prescribed controlled drugs to her partner while she was working at Whangarei Hospital - including morphine - was justifiably

Two families have reached a custody agreement over the dog - named either Wilson or Bear depending who you asked.

SUP250916alien001.JPG / Waipu's Ethan Trembath, Henry de Jong and Lewis de Jong - aka Alien Weaponry - won two major music competitions

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has advised dairy farmers in Northland to sort out their employment and time records

Police have released security camera pictures from a terrifying armed robbery in Whangarei as they try to track down the offenders. The

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

Artwork has started springing up among Whangarei's election hoardings as two mayoral candidates try a different tack in their campaigning. Matt

Incumbent mayor Sheryl Mai says Whangarei's biggest challenge and strength is its growing population.