Northland
Stuff tightens squeeze on community papers
Reporters are being laid off in Auckland and further north, leaving long-standing local papers there with just a handful of journalists. It’s the latest cost-cutting move by the country’s biggest…
AudioConservation group wins Supreme Court swamp kauri case
A tiny Far North conservation group fighting the swamp kauri trade is celebrating a major victory today - in the Supreme Court. Audio
Teen's imprisonment raises questions over justice and punishment
There's something wrong with a system that jails a teenager for traffic offences and spits him out out as a gang member, says Ngāti Porou lawyer.
Kaipara rates rebels lose appeal
The Mangawhai rate rebels who've been doggedly battling the Kaipara District Council in the courts have lost their latest round.
Northland power bills increasing: 'It just keeps going up and up'
The typical Northland household is now paying about $55 a week for electricity, about $9 a week above the national average.
Call to Celts - out with Halloween, in with Beltane
Whangarei man Doug Chowns is calling on people with Celtic backgrounds to ditch Halloween in October - and celebrate spring as their ancestors did. Video, Audio
Ngāpuhi vote soon on model for biggest ever treaty settlement
Ngāpuhi people will soon vote on a new negotiation model that could finally get the largest iwi settlement in history over the line.
No four lanes - but safer road to Whangarei promised
New Zealand Transport Agency has confirmed it won't be building a four-lane highway from Whangarei to Te Hana. Instead it's promising to fix up the worst bit - the notorious stretch of road between… Video, Audio
Young man stabbed before dying at Northland caravan park
A Whangarei man who died at a local caravan park at the weekend had been stabbed in the chest, police say.
Police launch homicide investigation in Whangārei
The police are appealing to the public for help in their investigation into a homicide at a Whangārei motor camp last night.
Shark attack hasn't deterred Baylys Beach swimmers, local says
A surfer who was bitten by a shark at Baylys Beach near Dargaville yesterday is in a stable condition.
More than 20 jobs to go at Kaitaia mill
The company Juken New Zealand said it has to shed some staff for a $30m upgrade of the mill.
Freshwater testing in Northland inaccurate - campaigner
The latest report on freshwater quality cannot be relied on because the monitoring system is flawed, a Northland's rivers campaigner says.
Whangārei homeless already using unfinished day shelter
Homeless people are finding their way to Whangārei's new day shelter - which will offer a doctor's clinic and access to a social worker - even though it hasn't officially opened.
DOC monitors Northland's first major 1080 drop in decades
DOC staff are out in the field in Northland monitoring tracks and waterways, after the region's first major 1080 drop in decades.
It's sunny-side up for community after Tegel mega-farm scrapped
A small Northland community is ecstatic plans to build what would have been the biggest chicken farm in the country have been canned. Audio
Scrapped Tegel mega-farm a blow to region - Kaipara mayor
A Northland mayor is describing the loss of a giant chicken farm as another blow to the deprived region. Tegel's plan to build a chicken mega-farm in Northland has been rejected by the Overseas… Audio
Plans for country's biggest chicken farm plucked by OIO
Tegel's plan to build a mega farm in Northland has been fried by the Overseas Investment Office.
Hope iwi-led youth remand service will reduce reoffending
Mahuru, a new Ngapuhi-led youth remand service, is being touted as a first for the country and one way of reducing soaring Maori prison rates. Audio
OIO declines Tegel’s bid for 200ha chicken farm
Tegel's plan to build a mega farm in Northland to raise nine million chickens a year has been squashed by the Overseas Investment Office. Kāpehu marae is located next door and its chair Margaret Mutu… Audio
