John Carter

As news develops about the two new cases of Covid-19, Aucklanders face questions over their long holiday weekend.

It's Auckland Anniversary weekend and thousands usually leave the city, many heading… Audio

Police say there is no need for roadside Covid-19 checkpoints in Northland but mana whenua are pushing ahead with them. 

Te Tai Tokerau is expecting an influx of Aucklanders ahead of the long weekend… Audio

A massive scrub fire near Ahipara in the Far North is under control this morning. Residents of more than 100 homes were given 10 minutes to evacuate yesterday evening, as the blaze grew. Multiple… Audio

The Police Association is calling on the government to hurry up its introduction of firearms register.

It comes after a man was arrested on Tuesday night in relation to a firearms incident in… Audio

Far North mayor John Carter says Northland locals are unnerved as two men who shot at a police officer remain on the loose.

The officer was alone in a patrol car on State Highway 11 when the incident… Audio

Northland police are temporarily carrying firearms after a series of violent incidents, including two gunmen shooting at an officer. The men emerged from a grey car on a stretch of State Highway 11 at… Audio

Two men remain on the run on Tuesday night, after a police officer was shot at in the early hours of the morning in the Bay of Islands.

While the officer escaped injury, the windscreen of the patrol… Audio

Two men who shot at a police officer in Northland early this morning are still at large.

In what police say seems to be a planned attack, a vehicle pulled out in front of a patrol car to bring it to… Audio

Parts of the country grappling with a dry spring fear a lack of rain will lead to another serious drought this year.

A one-in-a-hundred-year drought hit regions like Northland and Hawke's Bay… Audio

It's that time of the week where we talk to one of our local leaders, this week we're talking to fifth generation northlander John Carter the Mayor of the Far North. Audio

About 70 jobs will be created by the Kaikohe water storage project. Far North Mayor John Carter told our reporter Katie Doyle what the facility will mean for Northland, which struggled in drought… Audio

Far North locals have criticised the council for being underprepared for the drought the region has been experiencing since November.

The government is contributing $2 million from the provincial… Audio

Almost a year after the launch of the Provincial Growth Fund the government has spent well over $100 million in Northland. The $3 billion fund was negotiated by NZ First as part of its coalition deal… Audio

Northland DHB and the Far North Council are rallying to save a popular aged-care worker who's being forced to leave the country. Juliet Garcia from the Phillipines has worked at Kaitaia's Switzer home… Audio