Northland

An alleged attempt to rob a cannabis grower has gone wrong for a man who was shot, before he and his accomplices were arrested, police say.

A new report by the Health and Disability Commissioner blamed inadequate staffing and inconsistent processes for the death.

Their suspicions were aroused when the boatie claimed he could not remember his own name.

A kilometre-long Brynderwyns viaduct is the best fix to solve "unacceptable" State Highway 1 closure issues, Two Northland transport leaders say.

Three teenagers are facing dozens of charges after an alleged crime spree.

Two people face court after a car chase in Whangārei in which the driver is accused of ramming into police vehicles.

Government agency Kāinga Ora has scaled back its plans for social housing in central Kerikeri following community concerns. Audio

A iwi-led scheme to clean up and process trees damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle in Northland aims to create jobs, reduce the impact of future storms and provide firewood for low-income families.

Police are calling for witnesses to a crash in which a motorcyclist was killed in Whangārei last week.

The MetService says Coromandel will also feel the impact of subtropical air hitting the upper North Island over the next two days.

Police in Russell have made a third arrest in their investigation into a prolific Bay of Islands boat burglary ring.

A festival that started as a way to bring children back together after the Covid pandemic has already grown into one of the biggest events on the Bay of Islands cultural calendar.

Northlanders are rallying to help Arnold Kalnins who is sleeping on a mattress on the floor of a cold, damp shed after his house burnt to the ground.

A Northland conservationist who rediscovered one of New Zealand's most endangered and elusive seabirds has died aged 87.

The deal reached earlier this month would give "absolute certainty" the airport could keep operating for at least the next 35 years, Ngāi Takoto leader Rangitane Marsden says.

Protest action has been called off following a resolution to the land ownership dispute over Kaitāia Airport.

An $8m plan to improve transport and connections through Dargaville has been met with criticism by some who say the money should be spent improving current risk areas.

A Northland company has been ordered to pay almost $400,000 after the death of a Korean tourist in a "horrific" sand boarding incident.

A well-known Northland dive company has avoided prosecution over an incident in which two children were trapped in a sea cave by agreeing to a raft of measures to improve safety and help the victims.