A woman is in a serious condition after suffering severe burns to 25 per cent of her body in a car fire.

Three people were left clinging to their boat after it capsized about 500m off the Northland Coast this afternoon.

A police chase in Northland ends abruptly after a fleeing car crashes into a paddock.

A weak cold front will bring cloud, drizzle and showers to the country over the next few days but should clear in time for New Year celebrations.

A Whangarei man has been jailed for exposing himself inside a preschool and outside a primary school before offending again within

What will start out as a cloudy morning for most of the country should clear as the Christmas day wears on, but the odd shower is in store too.

Wet weather today will clear throughout the country making way for a mainly fine Christmas weekend.

A 10-year-old Whangarei boy who was hit by a car while on a pedestrian crossing remains in a stable condition in Starship Children's

A boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Whangarei this afternoon.

Police are reminding people to ensure they have a sober driver after a Whangarei woman dressed in a Santa outfit was charged with drink-driving.

A woman in red wearing a Santa hat may find herself on Santa's naughty list.

Three men have appeared in court in relation to the largest seizure of illegally gathered mussels in Northland in over a decade. Ministry

How many illegal dumps are there around Northland? We know of at least two - this region's second large-scale roadside tip emerged

A Northland man involved in an early morning incident where a firearm was pointed at police is now on the run and wanted. Warrants

A shop in Whangarei sold two winning Division One Lotto tickets of $166,667 in Saturday's draw as Northland's amazing run of Lotto

Charter school NCEA pass rates are out of line with state schools, new analysis shows.

Parts of the North Island are expected to hit 30 degrees today, with Hawke's Bay getting the biggest dose of the sun's rays.

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

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".

Four people were lucky to walk away unhurt, after their car crashed into a tree, rolled, then hit a parked car, which then struck a house.

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help

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.