A motorcyclist has collided with a van in the suburb of Otangarei in Whangarei.

People across New Zealand have been basking in today's sunshine as the first weekend of summer did not disappoint.

A_JS291116NADNESSA040.JPG Vanessa Wihongi has faced tragedy upon tragedy but is grateful for all the help people have offered her

The actual number of backpackers abused by serial predator Michael Harris could be far greater than the 24 men that were the focus

Crown seeks to seize property of man who indecently assaulted tourists.

A helicopter crash which killed two Northland forestry workers doesn't appear to have been caused by an issue that's prompted red

The largest haul of methamphetamine in this country was found in a campervan and buried in sand dunes on Ninety Mile Beach. Now a man has been jailed.

Whangarei mum was still reeling from the loss of her 15-year-old daughter when a discarded cigarette butt burned down her smoke-free home, destroying everything.

A member of the public stopped an armed robber yesterday afternoon in what police are calling a "brave action by a community minded person".

Screaming could be heard while flames and smoke poured out of a Northland home which was severely damaged by fire. Fire crews, ambulance

Whangarei fire crews are battling a large house fire in the suburb of Raumanga.

A Whangarei man was almost speechless after finding out he'd won $5.5 million in Lotto last week.

The country's newest millionaire was in no hurry to check his lotto ticket as he didn't realise the $5.5m winning ticket was sold close to home.

New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist

Envelopes containing cash for the happy newly-weds were stolen during the celebration - and an uninvited guest is believed to be the thief.

The $5.5m winning Powerball ticket sold at a Whangarei store has been claimed. Wednesday's winning ticket, which was made up of $5

JS171116NADLOTTO045.JPGSunnyside Foodmarket owners Ketan and Sejai Patel were excited after selling the $5.5m winning Lotto ticket

A man will appear in the Manukau District Court tomorrow charged with the murder of Moses Mahanga.

JS141116NADQUAKE132.JPG/Whangarei women Maria Poolman and Rebecca Te Namu were knocked off their feet in their Wellington hotel room

A Whangarei design school which caters for young creatives may have to close this year, because it looks likely to lose government

SUP101116NADfitmums001.JPG/Healthy Whangarei mums Courtney Morgan, Charlotte Hufschmidt-McAulay, Terri Logan and Jeanine Rossouw have

Three vehicles were involved in the crash which happened on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei.

It's beginning to feel like summer in some parts of the country, with pohutukawa bursting into bloom. "People have been getting a

Police have released a detailed description of a car used in the attempted abduction of a Whangarei schoolboy.

Fears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was

Average house prices in Whangarei have increased by nearly $11,000 in a month.

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.

A Northland man has appeared in court on a charge of rape and two of unlawful sexual connection with a female. He also faces a charge

A Whangarei business owner is "a bit dumbfounded" by a council decision to leave the majority of his recycling on the pavement. But