Northland
Trial ends after defendant admits helping driver fire at police
A man has admitted enabling a fleeing driver to fire a rifle directly at a constable who kept up a lengthy pursuit of them through Whangārei streets.
Poto Williams turns up heat over increase in gang violence
The minister of police wants the police to work faster to tackle a surge of gang violence in Auckland.
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy mixes history and geography, with visits to three remote track destinations in Northland, Marlborough and North Canterbury. Audio, Gallery
Transforming the land is just the beginning
The Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise park is currently being built on 240 ha of land near Kaikohe. It is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Audio
Transforming the land is just the beginning
The Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise park is currently being built on 240 ha of land near Kaikohe. It is expected to create hundreds of jobs.
AudioLong-standing gang rivalry blamed for recent Auckland gun crime
The Police Association has laid the blame for shootings in Auckland and several scraps in the Far North squarely at the feet of the Tribesmen and Killer Beez gangs.
Small and proud - Northland's wine industry bears fruit
Northland produces a tiny fraction of New Zealand's but it now boasts 40 keen grape growers, up from just two in the 1980s. Audio
Small and proud - Northland's wine industry bears fruit
Northland produces a tiny fraction of New Zealand's but it now boasts 40 keen grape growers, up from just two in the 1980s.
AudioNorthland teen cleared of aggravated robbery charge after judge rules unlawful arrest
Police arrested the teen at his home last December, believing he was part of a group of four - one of them allegedly armed with a gun - who robbed Young's Four Square in Whangārei a month earlier.
Northland's Chamber of Commerce reacts to Budget
Yesterday's budget had money set aside for new hospital funding and more classrooms in schools. Rail network investment plus feasibility studies for a dry dock in Northland and a possible new port in… Audio
Likely government fluoridation decree for Northland councils pending
Fluoride will likely soon be added to thousands of Northlanders' drinking water - as the government moves to impose the controversial additive's inclusion in council water supplies.
Man charged with murder after body found in Northland forest
Police have charged a 65-year-old man with murder after a body was located in Waipoua Forest, Northland, this afternoon.
Concerns for safety of missing Northland woman
Police have serious concerns for the safety of a missing Northland woman.
Potential $150 million Ruatangata airport clouds Patuwairua Stream future
Residents say Patuwairua Stream's Jurassic World-like spaces are threatened by the proposed $150 million Ruatangata airport.
'Chasing our tail': Potential buyers despondent as Northland house prices climb
Aotearoa's average house price may be dipping, but in some corners of the country, the climb continues.
After intensive search, wallaby sighting thought to be hare
A wallaby sighting in Te Tai Tokerau is now a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Oceania Healthcare buys two more retirement villages
Retirement village operator Oceania Healthcare has bought two established villages for $57m, as it pushes for future expansion.
Two dead after road crashes, one dead after quad bike accident
Two people have died after crashes in Northland and Bay of Plenty yesterday.
First region-wide local govt climate change adaptation strategy announced
Seventy Northland towns and localities projected to be significantly affected by coastal flooding, erosion and permanent inundation through sea level rise are involved.
Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway opening pushed back again
Another major highway project is suffering significant delays, with the Pūhoi-to-Warkworth Ara Tūhono motorway not opening until next year.
