Northland

Whangārei district councillors voted unanimously against the proposal which would see 8 million cubic metres of sand removed over a 35-year period.

He made a mayday call after allegedly being stabbed by his crewmate - but soon found himself under arrest.

Gordon Lambeth says he wants to see a replacement civic complex completed before the end of the current council term.

Coroner Tania Tetitaha held a joint inquiry into the deaths of five teenagers and a 12 year old, who died in 2018 and 2020 amidst "possible contagion". Audio

Northland's top firefighter said the region's unusual weather conditions could be heightened by a front travelling up the country on Wednesday.

Man Bock Lee, 65, was fishing from rocks with friends near Cape Rēinga three weeks ago when he was swept away.

Kororipo Pā, at Kerikeri Basin, was the stage for some of the most formative events in the history of Aotearoa. Audio

The death is the first recorded of a humpback whale entangling with a rock lobster pot buoy rope in New Zealand.

The rider was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died soon after.

George Ace's historical offending against two children spanned several years.

A group of men armed with weapons entered the building on William Jones Drive about 7.25pm last night.

A study by the Climate Change Commission found that was partly due to the region's exposure to storms, droughts and cyclones, but it was also shaped by socio-economic factors.

Residents there, as well as Waitangi, Ōpua, Haruru and Te Haumi have been told to boil tap water for at least a minute before drinking it or cooking with it.

Name suppression for a woman accused of murdering well-known Far North businessman Monty Knight has been extended.

People in three Far North towns have been warned to boil their tap water before drinking or cooking with it.

Top Energy says repairs to a substation that failed spectacularly almost a month ago have now been completed.

The decision not to close the ramp at Lake Taharoa was made as the threat of invasive freshwater gold clams grows.

One of three artefacts stolen from St Paul's altar in Paihia in 2022 has been handed in under mysterious circumstances.

The Police Dive Squad is searching the water near Cape Reinga.

Michele Adams was returning from a fishing trip, when she captured the powerful images from 50 metres.