Northland
Ken Couper named as Whangārei's new mayor after tight race
Ken Couper ended up with 435 more votes than the incumbent mayor Vince Cocurullo.
Jonathan Larsen wins Kaipara mayoralty by slim margin
Jonathan Larsen has won the mayoralty race with 21 more votes than Snow Tane.
Kiwi on pest patrol
Could growers harness the kiwi as a way of reducing pests attacking their crops? A recent study has filmed the endangered birds entering vineyards and orchards at night to feast on beetles, weevils… Audio
Councillors to lodge complaint over mayor's vote irregularity claim
The final vote was taken behind closed doors after a tense, testy debate with about 20 members of the public present.
Mayor's emergency election meeting folds after 25 minutes
One councillor turned up in a Mickey Mouse T-shirt, before a man in a World War II outfit halted proceedings. Audio
Two people dead after truck and car collide in Northland
Police received a report of the incident just after 3am on State Highway 1 near Brynderwyn.
Eleventh hour Kaipara emergency council meeting delayed
An emergency Kaipara District Council meeting about conduct during the local elections has been adjourned until Friday, after being interrupted by protesters.
Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland
Around the motu : Peter de Graaf in Northland Audio
Northland's Kaipara District records one of highest voter turnouts in New Zealand
It's a result mayoral candidate Jason Smith says makes him "damned proud" of locals' commitment to democracy.
'Pretty cool': Northland playground tells stories of Ngāti Rēhia
The name, Te Amo Pūtoro, could be loosely translated as "a place where children can safely play and discover".
Two more measles cases in Northland
Pop up vaccination clinics have been operating in Northland since the cases first began.
'He had no chance': Court upholds jail term for violent home invasion
A 32-year-old who bound and assaulted an elderly man during a robbery failed to have his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Caught red-handed: Police dye snares Whangārei teen in meth import sting
A 19-year-old caught with dye-stained hands has been jailed, after helping uplift almost a kilogram of methamphetamine.
Northland districts' mayoral races on a knife-edge
Sixty-seven votes separate the top two candidates in Whangārei and 74 votes in it in Kaipara.
One dead after single-car crash in Whangārei
A person has died after a car crash in Whangārei on Saturday night.
'Hard to replace': Top hospitality training provider pulls plug after a decade
The co-owner of a hotel says it's a huge blow for the Northland region. Audio
Northland grappling with closure of hospitality training provider
Northland's community is grappling with the imminent closure of its leading hospitality training provider. The shutting of the QRC Te Tai Tokerau will force school leavers to travel large distances to… Audio
'It's huge': Residents protest over increasing meth use
More than 100 marchers carried placards proclaiming Don't Meth Around, Meth is Death and If You're Selling I'm Telling.
Invasive aquatic weed eradicated from Lake Ngatu
An invasive aquarium plant that threatened to choke a Far North lake has been officially eradicated, five years after the entire lake was treated with herbicide.
