Rain is forecast to follow high temperatures - including 28.5C in Dargaville.

Between 60,000 and 80,000 people are expected at Waitangi this year.

The latest news bites from around the region.

The latest newsbites from around the region.

'My time spent in the house taught me to be a better human being.'

The 58-year-old was flown to hospital with critical injuries.

A small investment in youth wellbeing goes a long way in making a difference.

I wonder about the extent of sense-checking around some speed limit changes.

Can you guess which baby names proved the most popular in Northland?

'The circumstances leading up to Neill’s death have raised serious concerns'

Fifty-six of the country's best young singers to perform

Friends of Maunu Cemetery help tidy the grounds once a week as a way to give back.

Motorists should expect diversions to be in place.

The Paihia breakwater divided the town but is needed for road protection, minister says.

Ōmāpere bach expecting strong interest from Auckland buyers.

Catch up on what's happening across Northland.

Sky was a stray a Kawakawa man wanted to adopt, but council took her from a locked kennel.

The diver was known to many as a 'tireless' and 'hardworking' community man.

The white pointer, believed to be 3m long, was spotted leaping out of the water.

The Moerewa community has rallied to try and solve the ongoing problem of roaming dogs.

Water safety education appears to be having an impact in the north.

It comes after a diver went missing near Ahipara two days before Christmas.

Twenty-month-old girl Azalea-Reign Kiani May Samuels died after being struck by a vehicle.

The last 10 to 15 days of January are ones to watch in terms of possible heavy rain.

Ever wanted to start a vege garden but didn't know how? Zora Brunette has some pointers.

A bull died at last year's event but that was the exception, organisers say.