A Whangarei orchardist is hoping to emulate the success of his mentor, who took out the 2014 Young Fruit Grower of the Year in the Bay of Plenty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An elderly couple loading groceries in their car were confronted by a man who allegedly jumped in their car and drove away, nearly running them and others over.

A man is being treated for dog bites after a police pursuit and attempted carjacking in Whangarei today.

A 98-year-old cruise boat and her Whangarei boat shed are up for sale, an offer its owners say is "as rare as hen's teeth".

An Whangarei engineering firm has been ordered to pay more than $70,000 after an employee injured an index finger which had to be

JS040117NADCRICK216.JPG Kamo batsman Leon Cross takes off for a run during his side's outright loss to Duracrete Products City in

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

Fire crews have now contained a large scrub fire south of Whangarei.

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Anti-GM campaigners have launched a video on social media urging the Māori party to condemn Government's proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, which would remove their right to remain GM Free. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police are appealing for a member of the public who came to the rescue of a motorist being choked by passenger as he drove through Whangarei last night.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

Mangawhai residents' empty water tanks are being filled, thanks in part to the milk of corporate kindness. Last weekend's rain eased

SUP240117NADSoldHouse.JPG. SOLD: Stephen and Ellie Ball, their son James and dog Marmite, outside the property they sold this month

A 4-year-old girl has suffered serious facial injuries after being attacked by the family dog.

Find out what place will be 31C on Auckland Anniversary weekend and read our list of the top five places to bask in the sun.

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When Megan Burns plays the trumpet it blows her great dane dog Ash away - he even provides some vocals to go with the sweet tunes. But

Unionised resident doctors are reported to be working through the strike at some hospitals.

A member of a Whangarei "cannabis club" facing drugs charges has been given bail.

In the front yard of her Whangarei home Cassandra Moar sits under a tree with flax in her hand weaving a wahakura waikawa - a woven

Priti Patel and husband Hitesh were pretty excited when they discovered they'd sold a winning First Division Lotto ticket - but it's

A 20-year-old Kaipara man is appearing in the Whangarei District Court today on one charge of arson.

Two people arrested during a police bust on the Daktory Whangarei cannabis club have been further remanded in custody for bail applications next week.

A protected green gecko which suffered severe burns to its four feet during a scrub fire in Northland is expected to survive but won't

A man received serious facial injuries in the "horrific, unprovoked attack by two cowards", police say.

JS050117NADTOUR016.JPG Tourists from the Netherlands at Blue Heron Holiday Park are from left, Joel Tuck, Moa Tuck, Tui Tuck, and

The wife of a pedestrian killed in the Far North in the early hours of New Year's Day went to bed thinking he'd gone for a walk.

By Kristin Edge Five teenagers in a stolen car, including a 14-year-old passenger, were involved in a pursuit lasting 45 minutes

One person may be trapped after a car crash near Whangarei this evening. Emergency services have just arrived on the scene of the