Northland
Regional Council says govt road plans a setback for the North
Northland roading advocates say the government's policy statement on land transport has dealt a blow to regional hopes of a safe road to Auckland.
Kūmara growers make haste while the sun shines
A hot sunny Easter in Northland has brought a reprieve for kūmara growers trying to get crops in after the wet summer.
US driver on wrong side of road in fatal crash
A 21-year-old American man was on the wrong side of the road when he hit a car, killing two people in Northland last night. He has been charged with two counts of careless driving causing death. Audio
American tourist charged in relation to fatal crash near Kerikeri
Police have confirmed that an American driver was on the wrong side of the road when he hit a car, killing two people in Northland last night.
Taa Moko Sessions: Anikaaro Harawira
Northland disability advocate Ana Mackie receives a moko kauae (traditional facial tattoo) from Anikaaro Harawira in a new series about wahine taa moko artists. Video, Audio
Road revamps needed to handle climate change - council
After one of the wettest summers on record, the Northland Regional Council says it needs better detours and bigger culverts if road transport is to keep up with climate change.
Bumpy forestry road a 'gorgeous' alternative to SH1
RNZ reporter Nita Blake-Persen joins Checkpoint live from Northland, where she joined a north-bound convoy on a forest road, one of the alternative routes to head north after a 20m chunk of SH1 was… Audio
Glass half full for cut off Far North residents
Far North communities hope a massive hole in State Highway One north of Kaitaia will be fixed by Easter, but many locals are finding silver linings in their new-found isolation. Video, Audio
Northland washout: NZTA hopes to open a lane this week
The Transport Agency says it hopes to open a single lane of State Highway 1 at Pukenui in the Far North by the middle of the week. Audio
Children off school as SH1 repaired after washout
A Pukenui school bus driver from the Far North is thanking her lucky stars her busload of children didn't plunge into a hole in State Highway One on Friday when a 20m section collapsed. Video, Audio
Police escorted convoys to bypass washout north of Kaitaia
A police escort through a forestry track will allow Northlanders cut off by a washed out state highway to head north, or south, this morning. Audio
Troubled kids 'likely to end up in jail ... unless they get help'
A Whangārei school has set up a trust to raise funds for therapy for its most troubled pupils.
Locals report contacting roading officials before washout - councillor
A Far North District councillor says locals told her they contacted the Transport Agency concerned about a section of SH1 - the same day a 20 metre chunk of it was washed out after torrential rain.
Number of pokie machines in Māori communities 'hugely disproportionate'
Northland doctor and political aspirant Lance O'Sullivan says urgent action is needed to rid New Zealand of pokie machines.
Urgent repairs after 'unbelievable downpour' claims SH1
Urgent repair work is underway to fix a chunk of road swept away yesterday by rain, the Far North mayor says.
Kaitaia fights crime with air horns
Air horns have been flying out the door of the local Hunting and Fishing store as a new crime fighting initiative lauches in Kaitaia. We talk to shop owner Shona Judd. Audio
Rare artefacts but no human bones in avocado orchard
Heritage New Zealand denies claims human bones have been found on land cultivated for new avocado orchards in the Far North.
Armed men rob Whangarei bank
Police are looking for two bank robbers after an armed holdup in Whangarei.
Severely hypothermic man clung to home-made canoe
A man narrowly escaped death after his home-made canoe capsized in the Kaipara Harbour last night.
Obama snapped with a 'real' kiwi
Former president of the United States Barack Obama spent his first day in New Zealand playing golf with Sir John Key and taking pictures with a kiwi bird.
