Kaitaia woman accused of defrauding disabled charity waits to learn fate

Traveller, 19, heartened by community's offers of help.

Gun club president says a legitimate sport is being threatened by 'some idiot'.

A day of fires Northland saw three houses gutted, as well as a garage and a bakery fire.

Suhil Musa says the shootings are not reflective of the New Zealand he knows and loves.

New Kaitaia playground gets thumbs up from kids

Kaitaia man in court charged with murder of four-week-old baby

A power outage leaves our columnist held hostage by an automatic garage door.

Thieves took everything from tourists' car at Ahipara, including a surprise wedding ring.

Big winner is a waka centre Aurere at the southern end of Doubtless Bay.

School abandons tug-of-wars after its principal almost lost a finger when a rope snapped.

Flames reached the deck of one home as fire crews battled to force the blaze back.

Bus driver is thought to have not seen the man prior to running him over.

News snippets from Northland

"I could see a pall of black smoke ... It was like a volcano," firefighter says.

Yesterday Police issued an appeal for any sightings of 27-year-old Hinepukohurangi Papuni.

Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home

Police want to speak to witnesses of Far North crash and its aftermath

Firefighters are into their fourth day of trying to contain a blaze south of Kaikohe.

House fire caused by spontaneous combustion of furniture-oil-soaked rag on deck.

SPCA advises Northlanders against leaving their animals baking in cars.

Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.

Shelley Kitchen works for Squash NZ as a high-performance manager.

The plan was to plant 1.1 million pine trees - then someone looked at the ground.

Chilean national who crashed into and killed two elderly women has been sentenced.

The refurbishment of the Juken NZ mill will help secure the future of Kaitaia.

They thought he was drunk. He had been shot in the stomach. Then twice in the back.

Tourist spot defiled by smashed bottles, shot glasses, cans, blood, vomit, used condoms.

Saffron Bates has honoured her sister in Whangārei five years after her murder.

A Northland College student was assaulted while trying to protect his teacher.