Northland
Two injured after helicopter crash at Uretiti Beach near Waipu
The helicopter is reported to have been a home-built kitset model.
Teen stole car from hospital car park, sped down wrong side of SH1, police say
The 17-year-old is accused of nearly crashing into a number of other cars as he fled police.
Mayor calls for government help after SH1 closure
A Northland leader is calling on the government to provide financial support to businesses hard hit by the closure of State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills.
Doctors warn of health risks from proposed $730m waste to energy plant
A group of doctors opposed to the facilities is warning of major potential human health risks if one goes ahead in Northland.
SH1 Brynderwyns reopening pushed back to end of June
It had been due to reopen on 13 May but another seven weeks have been added to an already nine-week closure.
New community housing life-changing for whānau
A mum living in a cold, mouldy sleepout with two kids says moving into the first of a kind housing will be life-changing for her whānau.
79-year-old man killed in late-night crash in Northland
A 79-year-old man died at the scene after his vehicle crashed into a ditch south of Mangōnui.
A Northland island has a very unusual problem...too many kiwi
Residents on Moturoa, in Ipipiri, have been forced to relocate the reclusive birds after their population swelled into the hundreds.
The last day of the kumara harvest with Doug Nilsson
It's the last day of the kumara harvest at Dunsmore Gardens, a farm on the outskirts of Dargaville. It's also time to celebrate after the grower lost 99 percent of his crop last season. Audio
Mason Clinic patients wait 50 days for a bed
An average wait of 50 days for a bed at Auckland's forensic psychiatric service the Mason Clinic, means many patients are held in prison.
Enchanter trial: Courtroom in tears hearing emotional interview of skipper
Skipper Lance Goodhew has broken his silence on the tragedy, telling a court about his dramatic escape from his submerged vessel, and how he survived on one last air pocket.
Northland house fire treated as arson, homicide probe launched
Police are now looking for a person captured on CCTV footage.
Full-scale search planned for fisherman who went missing more than a week ago
Two men were originally missing, but the body of one of them was found just days into the search.
Air NZ to get competition on domestic route
Barrier Air has announced it plans up to four return flights a day between Auckland and Kerikeri.
Enchanter trip survivor's harrowing account of monster wave
The only passenger to see the wave before it hit the boat said it was so big "I had to look up to see it", and estimated it was 10m high.
Enchanter sinking trial: 'The whole boat turned upside down'
A deckhand on the ill-fated fishing boat Enchanter has revealed what happened in the hours after the vessel capsized - and his desperate efforts to save some of the passengers.
Slope above SH1 landslip remains unstable
Soil is continuing to move at the top of the slopes above a big landslip on State Highway One over the Brynderwyns.
Skipper's decisions increased risk of vessel being hit by large wave, court hears
Lance Goodhew is on trial for allegedly breaching his duties as skipper of the Enchanter and putting individuals at risk of serious harm or death.
'Challenging' weeks ahead as Brynderwyns reopening delayed
A Northland business owner says it was horrific to see yet another slip on the Brynderwyn hills, just weeks away from when it was supposed to re-open. Video
In pictures: From 'shocker' kumara crop to 'best in 20 years'
After the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle, Kaipara's kumara growers are celebrating a bumper harvest.
