Mayors in three of New Zealand's poorest districts - the Far North, Rotorua and Gisborne - want to take over central Government agencies in their areas to eradicate "entrenched poverty".

Fire has raced through native scrubland in the bed of a dried-out lake in the Far North.

A couple of boxer-cross puppies have been plucked from a certain death at Northland dump where they'd been abandoned in a black rubbish bag.

A century ago New Zealand was in the grip of World War I, in which 18,500 members of the country's 1.16 million population were killed

Three saved as boat hit rocks and starts taking on water in the Bay of Islands.

Auckland and Northland are about to get much-needed rain with a line of thunderstorms off the coast of the North Island.

Kingi Ihaka, who died in Auckland on Tuesday morning, has returned to Te Kao, where he was born in 1942. He is remembered as a distinguished

A fire fighting helicopter pilot had an unexpected passenger hitch a ride in his monsoon bucket on Monday.

The fire burning in Matai in the Far North is no longer a threat to people or their homes.

She started her schooling in Kaeo as a barefoot child in 1957. She came back as a teacher in 1986 and stayed for 30 years, the past

For hundreds of struggling Mid North families it won't be Santa bringing joy this Christmas but a group of volunteers calling themselves

Kaitaia-based Highway Patrol constable Darren Critchley thought his working day was over at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon but it was only just beginning...

Power has been restored to the Far North after a major outage earlier today.

Teenager Hautafataha Livai was feeding the pigs out the back of his family's Far North dairy when he saw two masked heads pop up from the long grass.

Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.

A man has died in a single car crash in Ahipara south east of Kaitaia.

Three teenagers are to appear in Youth Court after a string of incidents sparked by one of them being stood down from school.

Burglars who broke into a jeweller's premise went for the best quality items.

The unsafe use of vehicles on 90 Mile Beach, particularly at Ahipara, has long been a source of aggravation for many residents, especially

A man has died after the vehicle he was travelling in flew off the road and hit a tree along State Highway 1 in Northland early this morning.

A 28-year-old Kaikohe man has been charged with receiving after ram raids on two Far North service stations in the early hours of

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn

The male driver of a car wasn't hanging around after a spectacular crash.

Kaitaia is a community in crisis, says a community leader, after a spate of suspected suicides in the Far North town.

Three years ago, there were seven Far North mayoral candidates. This year there are two - incumbent John Carter and Kerikeri man

Rose and Rex Matthews were back in the Far North last week, with some very special gifts to deliver. The couple, originally from

Debby White loves Kaitaia. She once worked at the Waipapakauri Hotel, "one of the greatest pubs there". And, she says, it's a bit

Two young Kaitaia men have established a campaign (#rebuildkaitaia) aimed at lifting the town's image and self-esteem. Kii Small

Many visitors to Ahipara last week were mourning the disappearance of the landmark that gave Shipwreck Bay its colloquial name. The

Ten-year-old Kaitaia boy Alexander Campbell-Lewis had his first haircut on Thursday, some years earlier than Samoan custom demands