The $850,000 project won't stop floods but should make then much less frequent.

Musician Dianne Swann comes home to play; and enviro trailblazers sought.

$4.6 million for more youth mental health services in Northland and Auckland.

Almost 15,000 Northland students are now receiving free school lunches.

FNDC has improved its overall rating in a local government excellence programme

The latest sea snake was found on a beach by an 11-year-old boy looking for shells.

Pre-history is brought to life in Whangārei with the Amazing Dinosaur Discovery.

Second highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake found in Northland.

Intricate work putting $50k of gold leaf on to Hundertwasser cupola.

The teen's mum, Diane Coleman, says she has received messages from people wanting to help.

More than 28,000 of Northpower's 60,000-plus customers were affected by Saturday's outage.

Facilities will reduce need for patients to travel to Auckland for treatment.

Northland community groups and workers gearing up for Volunteer Week.

Stolen cabin found; Lotto luck in Whangārei; and Kaitaia boxer fights tonight.

Advocates should not see services and options diminished as a result of their mahi.

Broadbent joined the real estate firm in 1988 and has been back in Kerikeri since 2003.

Elle and Lee Grimes were distraught to find their son was deaf, but things are looking up.

Some Ruawai residents pushing back against Northland's new draft coastal hazard mapping

Whangārei mums start the day with free coffee and a muffin ahead of Mother's Day.

The 27yo was granted name suppression until he appears in an Auckland court on May 26.

Catch up on news from around the region.

Rotopotaka, or Coca-Cola Lake, is known for its dark-brown water and healing qualities.

The two men had been filming themselves repeatedly throwing a puppy into the sea.