Shane Jones returns, bringing big words and humour with him.

Educators don hard hats and hi-vis jackets for tour of industry sites in Whangarei.

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some.

Boy actor talks at Kamo High about life-changing crash that left him in four-week coma.

Family to return priceless artefacts taken from Burmese temple by conquering ancestors

COMMENT: Winston Peters has not always been a fan of Shane Jones.

Shane Jones' retort to David Seymour: "I am not a political form of myrtle rust."

Former Labour MP to be named as NZ First's Whangarei election candidate.

Shane Jones made the wrong choice of party, says PM Bill English.

Hundreds pledge aid as radio personality Mike Kooge fights for his life .

WDC supports bill but those on window-washing frontline say fines won't be a deterrent.

Local audiences enjoy fabulous, charming, talented Northland version of Mamma Mia!

Council buys RSA property for $3.4m, considers uses such as a theatre or car park.

Eight Northland liquor outlets have been caught selling booze to minors.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Sallies' foodbank feel pressure from families escaping Auckland's housing woes.

Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.

High Court replaces jail term with sentence of home detention for attack on French couple.

A community leader wants all drain covers locked after young woman's death.

A 17-year-old woman died after she was found head-first down the flooded drain.

How does New Zealand's stadium food rate with tourists? We asked travelling Lions' fans.

Auckland's housing crisis is hitting a teaching profession that was already ageing.

Commuters driving to Whangarei for the Lions tonight are being advised to expect delays.

Two Lions' fans receive shock call up to Northland grassroots club rugby.

It has been pouring down in Whangarei, with the forecast predicting more wet weather. However, this has not dampened the eager and cheerful mood of fans.

Our man in a campervan starts his epic journey following the Lions tour.

Electronic device tracks down man on rural property and again in central Whangarei.

Dead whale towed from harbour after officials thought it may be a shipping hazard.

Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.

News snippets from around Northland