Northland

Mongrel Mob life member Harry Tam wants an apology after he was wrongly implicated in the Northland Covid-19 lockdown. Audio

Far North Mayor John Carter (QSO) will not be slowing down much when he ends New Zealand's longest-serving currently-active government career next month; he will simply be changing gear.

Covid-infected women who triggered an 11-day lockdown in Northland were rejected entry by one government department then approved by another, police evidence shows.

Police are searching for clues about what led up to the discovery of a man's body on SH1, south of Waipu.

Te Whatu Ora's board chair is "disturbed and concerned" by the loss of 24-hour doctor access at Rāwene Hospital, but remains unapologetic.

The SPCA expects to desex 30,0000 animals over two years in a campaign to combat the overpopulation of dogs and cats.

A person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Tūtūkākā, east of Whangārei tonight.

National says the loss of 24/7 access to a doctor at Rāwene Hospital - where there will be no doctor on-site in the evenings or overnight from next week - is "not acceptable".

The Far North Deputy Major says major arterial roads have been left looking like an 'earthquake zone' after wild weather hit the region last week.

Health worker shortages have become so bad in the Far North that Rāwene Hospital will soon have no doctor on-site in the evenings or overnight - and one GP says shortages are threatening lives. Audio

Kaitaia residents may be taking the long way round for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town; State Highway One through the Mangamuka Gorge.

Some farmers in the Nelson Tasman region are still cut off and are forced to dump milk after more severe weather over the weekend.

Authorities trying to curb the flow of illegally obtained two-way radio devices have charged a Northland man with importing them without a licence.

Ten thousand electric and hydrogen buses should be purchased by the Government to support its public transport sustainability goals, a Northland sector veteran says.

Residents in the Far North say the heavy rain, wild weather and flooding has been the worst for a long time.

The Far North deputy mayor is worried about high tide, which is set to strike the eastern coast of the rain-soaked region at midnight. Audio

Te Tai Tokerau children finishing primary school have the worst tooth decay in the country.