Over 20 people gathered at Whangārei's Hatea Loop to support 5-year-old Eli Barnes.

Freedom, travel, friends and family among reasons locals are getting vaccinated.

Deaf Māori struggle to access their culture because few people know te reo sign language.

Pop-up clinic at building supplies store means tradies needn't take time off for jab.

Historic tree protected by private covenant but not by council rules.

Daylight saving starts; and big Lotto win.

30 year strategic plan adopted for Whangārei

Beach-goer finds seal surrounded by tyre tracks on Ripiro, near Baylys Beach.

News in brief from around the Northland region.

Wanted man crashed stolen car, got a ride with unsuspecting driver before fleeing on foot.

Northland bowls season has great start.

Northland escapes the worst of the wild weather, with power disruptions the only hiccup.

Heavy rain warning and strong wind watch lifted.

Locals hope bridge will undo decades of environmental degradation brought by causeway.

Eli Barnes will roll 1km along Hatea Loop for the MDA campaign

Calling for a better tomorrow because the way things are now just isn't good enough.

Toll station figures show traffic headed north tripled after lockdown announcement.

Tuesday's blaze was the third suspicious fire lit in the remote rural area in seven days.

Controversial consent to take water from Far North aquifer being appealed by DoC

Eight Northland canines in the running to be crowned the country's top office dog.

Tikipunga Kindergarten kids want to find out the name of bush area they play in

Programme to rid precious harbours of pests begins.

Flights from Whangārei to bypass Auckland introduced.

Around half a dozen trucks roll or tip each year, police say

Northlander jailed for 3 years for raft of offences, including shooting another man.