Northland

An emergency Kaipara District Council meeting about conduct during the local elections has been adjourned until Friday, after being interrupted by protesters.

It's a result mayoral candidate Jason Smith says makes him "damned proud" of locals' commitment to democracy.

The name, Te Amo Pūtoro, could be loosely translated as "a place where children can safely play and discover".

Pop up vaccination clinics have been operating in Northland since the cases first began.

An investigation is underway.

A 32-year-old who bound and assaulted an elderly man during a robbery failed to have his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.

A 19-year-old caught with dye-stained hands has been jailed, after helping uplift almost a kilogram of methamphetamine.

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

A person has died after a car crash in Whangārei on Saturday night.

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.

An invasive aquarium plant that threatened to choke a Far North lake has been officially eradicated, five years after the entire lake was treated with herbicide.

The mother was still impaired when she went for a drive with her two children.

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

It comes after the company committed to new conditions to mitigate the project's adverse effects on cultural and recreational values.

Blade Herbert forced his way into the victim's home and demanded money.

People who have attended exams at Kerikeri High School in early September are asked to be vigilant for any symptoms.

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.