Craig Busch unlawfully retained property when sacked from Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens, an ERA hearing was told today.

More than 50 people have been arrested in two separate large-scale drug operations targeting cannabis in Northland and Hawke's Bay.

Police have today released dramatic tape of a mayday call from a missing boat off the Northland coast. But is it genuine?

39-year-old enters no plea during Whangarei District Court appearance.

Toddler in Starship Hospital after being seriously injured at a Whangarei house yesterday.