A Mangawhai man is celebrating the New Year with a swim after a long battle with illness.

Heavy rain and king tides forecast for Northland.

Cem Erbay went out on New Year's Eve, and never came home.

A relieved mum is among those whose hearts were touched by a Mangawhai man's kindness.

Gordon Pryor woke to a Goldilocks moment this morning, but he didn't call police.

Isobel Greenwood on her QSM: ''I don't think I've done enough to deserve it.''

Nominations for the Northland by-elections have closed.

The Mangawhai women had a strong performance at the regional interclub sevens.

Memorandum signed to help save a Northland seabird species on the brink of extinction.

A roll-up of Northland bowls results.

NRC to decide whether to continue with a targeted rate

Gent choosing not to say why he's leaving as mayor and what he plans to do now.

News snippets from Northland

NRC to appeal last month's High Court ruling in favour of Kaipara ratepayers.

Death in Mangawhai Domain not thought suspicious.

Police divers have been called to search near a group of offshore islands in Northland after debris from a missing boat was discovered.

Mangawhai residents' empty water tanks are being filled, thanks in part to the milk of corporate kindness. Last weekend's rain eased

Some Mangawhai residents are out of water and facing longer delays to replenish their tanks after WaterCare turned off the taps at their closest filling stations.

Holiday home owners in Northland are being warned to remain vigilant when renting out their properties following the discovery of

Suspicious behaviour at a coastal holiday home has led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Northland.

When Blake Raven saw an emu wandering the streets of Mangawhai yesterday, he thought it was pretty random.

An orca found stranded just north of the Mangawhai Heads Surf Life Saving Club has died.