Northland

Police are appealing for sightings of a dangerous prisoner who failed to return to jail after he was granted permission to attend a funeral.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used her Waitangi Day speech to call for people to come together and overcome the challenges facing the country today and into the future. Video

The chair of the Waitangi National Trust says he's pleased by the response to the cancellation of in-person events at Waitangi this year.

The historic flagpole on Te Maiki Hill in Russell has been damaged and the surrounding area has been graffitied. It's been closed while work is underway to restore it.

Te Tai Tokerau tourism and hospitality businesses are reporting a quieter Auckland Anniversary weekend than most.

The fire has burnt through 70 hectares of bush on conservation land, and some farmland.

A man in his 70s has died after a water-related incident at a beach in Waipu, Northland.

A Whangārei district councillor has apologised after her partner used a car displaying her council parking permit to allegedly park unlawfully in the city centre.

One person has died following a two-vehicle collision in Waipu this morning.

Human remains have been found in the bush in Pipiwai, near where Northland man Kukama Waa was missing.

Northlanders are being encouraged to get tested for Covid-19, with two new cases confirmed in the region.

Whangārei mayor Sheryl Mai is urging the government to take a Three Waters counterproposal being put forward by 24 councils seriously.

Kukama Waa has been missing since 5 January in the Pipiwai forest area.

Northlanders have expressed mixed reactions over the government's decision to move Te Tai Tokerau to the 'orange' traffic light setting overnight. Audio

Te Tai Tokerau Border Control has hit out at today's decision to shift Te Tai Tokerau - Northland - to orange in the Covid-19 traffic light system.

Some of the sunken boats in Northland's Tūtūkākā Marina could be refloated today and tomorrow.

Significant work will be required to fix the Tūtūkākā Marina, which was severely affected by strong surges after a massive eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga.

Police believe they have established the identity of the person whose remains were found in Diggers Valley, in Kaitāia, on Monday.

There has been a negative reaction to a suggestion that the speed limit on Northland's state highway network will be cut to 80km/h.