Northland

Beefed-up transmission lines allowing more energy to be produced in the Far North, and a grid-scale battery to keep the lights on if the national grid fails again, are among options being explored…

The nurse had referred the woman to the podiatry service instead of the diabetes clinic.

Officials have received a draft report into re-establishing the Marsden Point oil refinery in Northland.

The descendants of some of Northland's earliest European settlers are using rugby to reconnect with family left behind more than a century ago. Audio

Northport's container terminal expansion is one of 149 projects the government has selected for fast tracking.

The Electricity Authority has confirmed it is investigating the national grid operator following the collapse of a pylon earlier this year.

The local MP described the $1 million as a "goodwill payment"because neither Transpower nor Omexom were under any legal obligation to pay compensation.

A Northland business group is welcoming the heavy focus on infrastructure in the government's list of local projects singled out for fast-tracked consenting.

Police say they have rounded up three knife-wielding offenders within hours of an aggravated robbery in Whangārei on Tuesday morning.

Fire investigators are still working to establish the cause of a blaze that scorched almost 180 hectares in the Far North.

Concerns about crime and locals meting out vigilante justice have prompted Dargaville residents to set up a community patrol group.

Fire and Emergency is working with forestry firefighters, heavy machinery and helicopters to ensure the containment holds.

A major new housing development in central Kerikeri will change the face of the Bay of Islands town by removing its distinctive, 90-year-old eucalyptus backdrop.

One person has died following a crash in Waiomio in the Far North.

The number of vessels calling in to the northern city is going from zero last year to four next season - and possibly as many as 30 by 2044. Audio

The death has been referred to the coroner.

Karnin Petera's parents say they support outdoor education, "we just don't want any more children or teachers to die".

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith hopes to be the minister that finally gets a long-awaited settlement with Ngāpuhi across the line - but how that happens will up to the hapū.

Taniora Peri was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and with resisting police.