Northland
Principal faces 'awful vindictive' abuse for supporting vaccine mandate
A Northland high school principal says she has been accused of being "complicit in mass genocide" by people opposed to getting vaccinated.
Police and Customs seize $8 million worth of drugs
Police seized 17kg of methamphetamine, 5.44kg of MDMA and 1kg of pseudoephedrine after a six-month investigation in Northland.
New $13 million price hike for Whangārei’s Oruku Landing conference and events centre
The controversial centre will now cost $136 million - up from $123 million when first announced at the start of public consultation on 18 October.
Covid-19 concerns abound in the Far North as government announces easing of restrictions
The decision to move the top of the country out of alert level 3 at midnight on Thursday goes against the hopes of the Te Tai Tokerau iwi chairs.
Covid-19 'just got real' in Te Tai Tokerau
One in five people are still unvaccinated in Northland and there are now 10 active cases in the region.
Northland native Ray Woolf concerned over regions vaccine
Nearly 17,000 people in Northland still haven't had their first vaccine. Karyn speaks to veteran entertainer Ray Woolf; who lives in the Northland district, about whether he believes they can reach… Audio
Covid-19: Far North wakes to fresh lockdown restrictions
The Ngāpuhi Covid-19 response group hopes they can help raise vaccination rates in the region during the lockdown.
More debt stress for Auckland and Northland businesses - data
Auckland and Northland have recorded more debt stress than the rest of Aotearoa, new data from Centrix shows.
'It will be hard' for Northland to reach 90 percent vaccination - Dr Reti
National deputy leader Dr Shane Reti was in Opononi when the announcement was made for the Far North to move into level 3 restrictions.
He told Checkpoint "it will be a struggle" for the region to… Video, Audio
PM shuts down, moves press conference after being interrupted
During the conference, Jacinda Ardern said the government wants to lift vaccination rates and wants to remove anything that is a barrier to getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible.
Truck rolls over on State Highway 14
Police say State Highway 14 in Tangiteroria, Kaipara District has reopened after a truck rolled over about 1.30pm today.
Protesters 'continue to put the wider community at risk' - police
Occupants of a car and a bus deliberately parked to obstruct traffic on SH1 only moved out of the way this afternoon after "lengthy engagement with police".
'Northland cluster is growing' - Iwi call for alert level 3
Iwi in the North are calling for alert level 3 in Te Tai Tokerau following the increasing amount of Delta Covid-19 cases popping up.
Northland town included in new locations of interest list
More new locations of interest have been added to the Ministry of Health's list today, including one in the Northland town of Mangamuka.
Principal hopes 'like hell' teachers will get Covid-19 vaccine
Te Tai Tokerau principals are noting "major" concerns that Covid-19 vaccine mandates are driving out irreplaceable staff.
Covid-19: Four positive cases confirmed in Northland
Two more community cases of Covid-19 - both children under 12 years of age and related to the two cases reported yesterday - have been confirmed in Northland.
'Covid has arrived in the mid-north'
There are two new cases of Covid-19 in Northland and they are contacts of a recently diagnosed case in Auckland. They are not linked to earlier reported cases who visited Northland. Audio
Northland residents moving between highs and lows in alert level 2
Car parks are full, shops have queues, and social lives have been resurrected in Te Tai Tokerau, but lurching in and out of lockdown has taken its toll.
Ngāti Whātua defends border after Harawira criticism
Ngāti Whātua is defending the management of the border between Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.
Man facing murder charge found dead in prison
A man accused of a murder in the Hokianga settlement of Ōmāpere last week has died in Ngawha Prison.
