Stories by Lois Williams

Sideline abuse is making rugby referees quit - and jeopardising the future of the senior game in Northland.

Record migration levels are pushing up rents and putting the squeeze on housing in Whangarei.

A Far North community that helped save an ancient forest from pests now has a new enemy to contend with - kauri dieback.

Scientists working on ways to fight kauri dieback say field trials using a common horticultural chemical are showing promising results.

At least 2000 people gathered at Hatea Loop in Whangarei this evening to show solidarity after a woman was abducted and assaulted on Friday.

Three log truck crashes in the space of a week is causing alarm in the Northland community and the road freight industry. Audio

Offers of help are pouring in for a 92-year-old Northland man and his small dog, injured in a dog attack.

Organisers are expecting a big turnout tonight for a public meeting on the future of rail in Northland.

Ngāpuhi hapū fighting for the right to settle their own treaty claims have taken a step towards talks with the Crown. Audio

Māori claimants from the North have asked the Waitangi Tribunal to spell out its position on sovereignty - and who holds it now.

Security was tight at the Northland Regional Council today after protesters occupied the building's carpark to object to deep-sea oil drilling. Audio

Māori landowners at Matauri Bay in Northland are hoping to regain control of their whenua - by selling off an ill-fated subdivision.

Tūhoronuku's acting chair Sam Napia hopes to confirm his position as leader of the iwi's independent mandated authority in elections this month.

A company headed by Kaitaia GP Lance O'Sullivan wants to expand its pioneering service beyond Northland - and possibly beyond New Zealand. Audio

The kererū might have a better chance of survival if Māori were permitted a cultural take of the protected bird, says historian Paul Moon.

Tāmaki Makaurau MP Peeni Henare says he is heartened to hear that more hapu are ready to negotiate a treaty settlement in the north.

The Waitangi Tribunal has asked to hear further argument on whether it should hold an urgent inquiry into the Trans Pacific Partnership.

Māori from around Te Taitokerau have told the Northland Regional Council it must find better ways to involve tāngata whenua in vetting resource consents.

At least 10 groups from iwi around the country have asked to join a Waitangi Tribunal claim challenging New Zealand's involvement in the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.

A prominent Ngāpuhi kuia says Sonny Tau has apologised to his elders for the kererū incident. Audio

Some quick thinking by Kerikeri man Harko Brown at a conference in Brazil has led to a global publicity boost for traditional Māori ball game ki-o-rahi. Audio

Relationships Aotearoa says the suddenness of its closure is causing confusion for whānau from Kaitaia to Gisborne.

A steam-roller approach to treaty settlement is not working for Ngapuhi, Northland MP Winston Peters says.

The Tai Tokerau Māori Council is set to enter the fray over the Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement.