Northland
'No evidence' murder accused intended to kill Haze Peihopa, court told
The defence counsel for the older of two Whangārei brothers accused of murder says his client accepts committing manslaughter, but not murder.
Rāhui in place after person dies in Northland crash
One person has died in a crash in Whangārei Heads prompting a three-day rāhui.
Police and pathologist give evidence in Whangārei murder trial
The Crown has finished calling witnesses at a tense murder trial in Whangārei this afternoon.
Councillor-elect uses unofficial document for council swearing in ceremony
A Far North District councillor-elect who used her own unofficial document at a swearing in ceremony, will on Thursday sign her organisation's official declaration.
'I knew he wasn't going to make it' - Jury hears grim details of stabbing
Gruesome witness accounts of a street fight, the aftermath of a fatal stabbing and attempts by medical staff to revive the victim have been read to a jury in Whangārei.
Whangarei student urges govt support as survey indicates one in five going without food
A Whangārei Girls High School student is asking Parliament to help feed about 300 of her peers she says are turning up without any food, each day. Audio
Court cleared as security forced to break up aggression at murder trial
Shouting, wailing, and threats forced security to break up aggression at a murder trial this afternoon, with the judge, defendants, jury, and members of the public hurried out of the court.
Whangārei hapū call on council to embrace Māori world: new politicans’ pōwhiri
Whangārei hapū are challenging their district's council to embrace the Māori world in all it does.
One dead in Kerikeri crash, SH10 closed
One person has died in a two-vehicle crash near Kerikeri that has closed State Highway 10.
Man charged with murder after Whangārei death
A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder following a homicide investigation in Whangārei.
Rugby World Cup boosts spending in Whangārei
Some Whangārei businesses are the busiest they've been since pre-Covid times - thanks to the Rugby World Cup.
Farms to forests: Minister for Agriculture on farmers
Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor talks with Kathryn Ryan about the tough choices farmers are facing, including looming emissions pricing, and the temptation to sell into carbon farm forestry.
…Council selects Aotearoa's first wahine Māori chairperson
Tui Shortland (Ngāti Hine, Ngātiwai, Te Rarawa) was selected by her fellow councillors to head the nine-member council for the next three years in a Te Tai Tokerau first.
Aotearoa Māori Surf Champs gets underway
The Aotearoa Māori Surf Champs are back on this year in Northland after being cancelled due to Covid-19.
'A new dawn' in Far North: Mayor, councillors welcomed with pōwhiri
Five hundred people gathered to pōwhiri New Zealand's first mayor to have also stood for a Māori ward, and his Far North District Council.
One person dead, another critically injured after crash in Northland
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on SH1, at Waiomio, in Northland earlier this evening.
Sonny Tau trial abandoned and will be rescheduled
Sonny Tau's trial has been aborted due to "legal reasons", lawyers say.
Te Rūnanga ā iwi o Ngāpuhi former chair on trial for sex charges
Te Rūnanga ā iwi o Ngāpuhi's former chairperson Raniera Tau is on trial for sex charges.
Drop in number of women politicians for Northland local government
The number of women politicians across Northland local government leadership has shrunk by almost a quarter in the wake of this year's local elections.
'He's done a lot of good for the locals' - Northland neighbours of sanctioned Russian oligarch
Neighbours of Alexander Abramov's luxury lodge are concerned sanctions imposed on the Russian oligarch will be the demise of his business.
