Warning - contains offensive language: A Whangarei police constable racially abused a Maori man several times before his arrest for assaulting police, a jury has heard.

Paul Harris is on trial in the High Court at Whangarei having pleaded not guilty to the murder of Joseph Rowland Keogh last year.

A crash involving a logging truck in Otaika Valley Road has become the seventh logging truck crash in Northland just over seven weeks.

A Northland man out shooting possums with his family at night was confronted by a neighbour who tried to wrestle a slug gun off the hunter before stabbing him, a jury has heard.

Property manager calls for a public register naming tenants who contaminate rental properties with methamphetamine.

The quota system needs to change to ensure commercial fishermen are not illegally dumping catch, says fisherman.

One person is in a serious condition after their car left the road and landed in a paddock near Whangarei.

A sex offender who raped a young girl says he was the victim, but he has forgiven the girl.

Residents on a popular logging truck route say their lives are being put at risk by the hundreds of heavy trucks passing their homes each day.

A judge has rejected a Northland nurse's claim that a blood sample taken from her foot was unlawful and breached her Bill of Rights.

Twelve kiwi have been released on to farmland and bush at Hikurangi Swamp after years of hard work by farmers from the Tanekaha area finally paid off.

Fifty-eight not-so-lucky youngsters had a day to remember yesterday - enjoying a scenic flight above New Zealand.

A Northland school teacher driving with nearly five times the legal alcohol limit has amazed a judge.

Young woman dragged off running track and driven to a house where she was assaulted.

The 14,000 Northland properties are at risk from climate change-related flooding and erosion, compared with 1090 at the last review 10 years ago.

An American tourist has admitted careless driving causing the deaths of two women, and injuring a man, near Kerikeri on Saturday.

The driver of a vehicle involved in a double fatality in Northland has been charged with causing the deaths and will appear in court this morning.

A young woman was subjected to a vicious sexual attack on Friday while on her morning jog.

World Rally Championship leader Hayden Paddon put the Rally of Whangarei field to the sword yesterday but it was his protege David Holder at centre stage.

At least 1000 walkers have gathered for a "take back the loop" walk at Whangarei's popular Hatea Loop walkway.

A rescue helicopter has been sent to the MVA Rally in Whangarei following an incident at the event this morning.

A man accused of kidnapping, sexually violating and causing grievous bodily harm to a woman who was jogging in Whangarei has been remanded in custody.

A man wielding a hammer and advancing towards another person during a scuffle outside the Whangarei courthouse was stopped in his tracks by security officers.

A Whangarei man who stabbed his son to death during an argument while drinking has to forever live with the consequence of his actions, a judge said.