Gary Murdoch has been a long-time volunteer in the Dargaville community.

News snippets from around Northland.

Inaugural Kelly Tarlton trophy for services to underwater heritage goes to Noel Hilliam.

News snippets from around Northland

Nominations for the Northland by-elections have closed.

Northland to get share of latest road safety funding announcement.

Several crews are at the scene on Maropiu Settlement Rd, north of Dargaville.

NRC to decide whether to continue with a targeted rate

People over 40 dominated the list of criminal convictions in Northland.

Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.

Two people walked away with minor injuries after crash landing a plane.

Volunteer fire officer says a perfect landing meant passengers escaped almost unscathed.

Kaitaia first to get 24-hour cover and new officers will be phased in over four years.

Floodwaters washed a goat into a tree in Dargaville.

A ticket sold in Whangarei was among 12 nationally that each won more than $21,000 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday's draw.

A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

Two tourists were found safe after they were reported missing on Whangarei's Whau Valley Dam walking tracks.

A unique night snorkel at one of Northland's premier spots has uncovered some rare marine life and given a never-before-seen insight

Toys, food, vouchers and newly-knitted blankets are just some of the items that have been donated to help a family of six who lost

A_JS240914NADARGH058.JPG: Former Dargaville High School Principal David Bargh has been censured, but allowed to continue teaching.PHOTO/FILE By

A_JS270213NADDRY040.JPG: Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy at the Dargaville farm of Malcolm Welsh when a drought was declared

A principal who stalked a young teacher has been censured by the teacher's body.

Te Puna o Te Matauranga marae has been home for a group of Northland youth who are preparing for a show which follows how young people

A century ago New Zealand was in the grip of World War I, in which 18,500 members of the country's 1.16 million population were killed

A Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest

A kite flown on the end of electric fence tape crashed into 11kV powerlines causing a flash over and blowing out power to a nearby

by Craig Cooper, editor Joe Carbery is a name many Northlanders will recognise. The Dargaville saxophonist (he now lives in Auckland)

When Laurence Sullivan heard the sound of a kiwi followed by the sound of a possum a light-bulb went off and he knew he wanted to

A young man with multiple convictions for failing to stop has admitted leading Whangarei police on a pursuit and reaching speeds of

Rachael Beardsall says she and her partner have had to go without to ensure their three children do not starve. So when she heard