Lois Williams

The Crown has opened its case in the Waitangi Tribunal against a Northland iwi demanding that the government return its land and property. Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has criticised the police for taking unjustified risks in their fatal pursuit of a young Far North man. Audio

Kaipara ratepayers are preparing for court action after their disgraced district council signed off on a financial plan they believe is illegal. Audio

The beleaguered Kaipara District Council is being criticised again after what it says was an administrative oversight resulted in the former chief executive's lover having cheque-signing authority to… Audio

The Maori owners of Poroti Springs near Whangarei say all water applications should go on hold - following today's Waitangi Tribunal interim report on freshwater. Audio

The small Far North community of Pamapuria has been in turmoil for weeks - since James Parker was first revealed as a paedophile. Audio

The Mayor of the beleaguered Kaipara District, Neil Tiller, says he's sad his council's being sidelined - after a gruelling effort to get on top of its debt and rating problems. Audio

It's been revealed today that the debt-ridden Kaipara District Council paid its former manager nearly a quarter of a million dollars in a severance deal. Audio

The Far North mayor Wayne Brown has won the backing of iwi leaders for local government reform in the north - by offering Maori seats at the council table. Audio

A Canterbury school-bus driver stood down for putting a small unruly boy in his seat has been told he won't be going back on the Methven school-run he loves. Fred Rijbroek was stood down for a week on… Audio

A Canterbury school-bus driver stood down for putting a small unruly boy in his seat has been told he won't be going back on the Methven school-run he loves. Audio

The tight-knit group of senior pupils forced to leave Moerewa School in Northland has split - with only six still holding out for the right to be schooled in their home town. Audio

The police are speaking to a 29 year old Whangarei man after a woman was found dead this morning in a local stream. Audio

Is it the crack of doom for the famous and flamboyant loos of Kawakawa? Audio

Crowds of young people from all over Aotearoa, and their whanau supporters, have descended on Whangarei this week for the fiercely contested Secondary Schools Kapa Haka challenge. Audio

Whangarei people living near a violent offender who's just been released from prison, say they fear for their safety and they're not reassured by the sight of police patrols checking on the man. Audio

The Maori Appellate Court has reserved its decision on an appeal by the Northland iwi, Ngati Hine, over the right to break away from its parent body, the Ngapuhi runanga. Audio

Frontline police in Whangarei are backing their former police chief - who's just quit his job - because he says a government funding squeeze is putting officers at risk in the regions. Audio

A Whangarei accountant - and council watcher - is warning Whangarei could become the next Kaipara. Frank Newman - best known for his popular books on How to Live on the Smell of an Oily Rag - predicts… Audio

The MP for Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira is calling for an inquiry into why the Far North has had the highest power price increases in the country, this winter. Audio