Peter de Graaf

Sixty-seven votes separate the top two candidates in Whangārei and 74 votes in it in Kaipara.

The co-owner of a hotel says it's a huge blow for the Northland region. Audio

More than 100 marchers carried placards proclaiming Don't Meth Around, Meth is Death and If You're Selling I'm Telling.

The project was not one of the 149 included in the original list accompanying the Fast Track Approvals Bill.

Rāwene's effluent ponds empty into a wetland that then drains into the Ōmanaia River, just upstream from the historic harbourside town. Audio

Some donors for a new breast milk bank had to be put on hold due to a lack of storage space in its first few weeks.

A mobile health clinic has been set up at Waitangi's Te Tii Marae after four cases of measles in Northland.

It is a big change for the district, which has not previously tried to restrict cats despite the almost year-round kitten season.

The water reservoir is the fulfilment of a pact between two politicians to transform the economy of the place where they grew up.

A major irrigation dam in a drought-prone corner of Northland is to be opened this morning by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

The Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, The Pyramids of Giza… and Russell? Audio

The Northland iwi will provide the land, water and labour, while T&G Fresh will provide expertise, new berry varieties and access to markets.

Pekenui Jump and Skills Park covers an entire hillside and features three jump lines, two climbs and a scenic ridge descent. Audio

The former government minister says the Crown still has not said sorry - 10 years after he called for a formal apology.

About 50 people turned out in Tangiteroria, midway between Dargaville and Whangārei, to hear from four would-be mayors.

The total cost had blown out to around $18 million.

Tina Johnson was sucked out of her first-floor bedroom when the twister hit Mangawhai about 3am on 26 January.

All three of Northland's district councils have voted to create a single, Northland-wide company to manage the region's drinking water and wastewater systems.

Duwaine Johnstone, who was accused of fatally shooting Yvonne Chapman at a Whangārei park in February, has been found deceased at his bail address.

Two Northland fishermen say they couldn't believe their eyes.

Emergency services were called to the country's most secure jail about 9.45am following reports a man had suffered life-threatening injuries.

A competition dreamed up by high school students and a dedicated teacher has stopped as many as 10 million seeds of a toxic pest plant spreading into the Northland environment.

But police and a business leaders are imploring shopowners to report all crime, saying it's essential they have the full picture.

Up to 100 demonstrators came despite driving rain to voice their feelings over marina and offshore sand-mining projects currently going through the fast-track consenting process.

The Mandarin language assistant was allegedly threatened with a knife while walking through an alleyway near Onerahi School