Young men full of bravado stole boats, fishing gear, outboard motors and tools worth nearly $80,000 for an adrenaline rush.

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.

A logging truck rolled near Whangarei early this morning, trapping its driver for an hour.

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 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.

A spike in dumped pets is causing concern in Whangarei.

An act of "absolute stupidity and dangerous driving" by a fleeing motorist put innocent lives at risk, Northland's top traffic officer says.

For a decade Garry and Cynthia Moran have seen first-hand the human carnage created by vicious dog attacks in their Northland street.

A learner driver being pursued by police allegedly rammed into three patrol cars. It was the second police pursuit in Northland in the space of three days.

A Whangarei man has been jailed for blackmailing a 14-year-old girl into sending him naked pictures over Facebook.

A tug boat's joined the efforts to put out a boat fire in the entrance to Marsden Point marina in Whangarei.