Wayne Brown

There are plans afoot to shift the balance of power on District Health Boards away from elected members. The proposal, contained in documents leaked to Radio New Zealand, suggests reducing the total… Audio

Northland may be the next region to be unified under one council. Audio

Mayors of some of the country's largest provinces say money is being spent on the government's Roads of National Significance at the expense of roading in their areas. Audio

There have been a series of suspicious fires in the Far North's recent history, two of them in the last month with the latest one causing tragic losses of human life. Nine to Noon speaks with the… Audio

A vocal critic of the Government's planned upgrade of the stretch of State Highway between Auckland and Northland has renewed his calls for the project to be scrapped because the land is more more… Audio

Time for another of our mayoral debates in the lead up to local body elections, taking place in three weeks time. Audio

The Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn, North Island Conservation manager for Forest and Bird, Mark Bellingham and Far North District Council Mayor, Wayne Brown joined Kathryn Ryan. Audio

How many is too many? Audio

It was a big weekend in the far north town of Kerikeri where 7000 people attended the area's first ever NPC rugby match. Audio

Renovations to petrol stations in the far north will see Kaikohe residents go without a fuel outlet for more than two months. Audio

Far north iwi are demanding answers from Northland Health, after claiming they support a fluoridation study. Audio

Kaikohe people are claiming a victory for people power after a council backdown over moving staff to Kerikeri. Audio

A real estate website is causing a stir for ranking suburbs. Audio

New figures show the autumn and early winter drought was as good for some power companies as it was bad for others. Audio

The Far North District Council defends its proposed multi-million dollar sewage scheme draining into the wetlands at Waitangi. Audio