Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids
Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.
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Kitchen to be inducted into Hall of Fame
Shelley Kitchen works for Squash NZ as a high-performance manager.
Billion Trees bungle: One million seedlings but land unfit
The plan was to plant 1.1 million pine trees - then someone looked at the ground.
Fatal crash driver: 'You will never forget the horror of this day'
Chilean national who crashed into and killed two elderly women has been sentenced.
Mill's settlement with staff good for Kaitaia
The refurbishment of the Juken NZ mill will help secure the future of Kaitaia.
Inside the gangland murder of Kimble Moore
They thought he was drunk. He had been shot in the stomach. Then twice in the back.
Paihia claims crown as 'Hellhole of the Pacific'
Tourist spot defiled by smashed bottles, shot glasses, cans, blood, vomit, used condoms.
Scars run deep five years after brutal slaying
Saffron Bates has honoured her sister in Whangārei five years after her murder.
Student stabbed in ear while defending teacher from attack
A Northland College student was assaulted while trying to protect his teacher.
Call to shut public out of all kauri forests
Forest and Bird has shut its own reserves to dramatise a need to close all kauri forests.
Iwi plans to fence beach to stop motorbikes
Far North iwi Te Rarawa moves to save its vulnerable sand dunes from vehicle damage.
Chilean admits causing fatal crash
Chilean man pleads guilty to Far North crash which killed two Houhora women.
Ngawha Prison confession from father: 'I failed my son'
Ngawha Prison admission from father: 'I forgot about my son'.
Bold plan to fence out predators
The fence would stretch 8.5km from coast to coast south of Cape Reinga
Kaitāia pāua poacher jailed for a year
Paua will be gone in 10 years unless plundering stops, says local.
Sir Hec Busby - master waka maker and navigator
Hekenukumai (Hec) Puhipi, has been knighted for services to Māori.
Ngāpuhi elder Kingi Taurua dies at 80, after cancer battle
The 80-year-old was a huge figure for the northern iwi.
Kaitāia woman charged with stealing from disability charity can be named
Kaitāia woman charged with stealing from disability charity can be named
Shellfish off menu in Bay of Islands over potentially deadly toxin
Warning not to take potentially deadly shellfish from Bay of Islands
Kerikeri play brings WWI to life 100 years later
The play uses excerpts from a Northlander's WWI diary and features a Vietnam War veteran.
$8.3M Northland Powerball winner claims big prize
$8.3M Northland powerball winner claims big prize
Man who set fire to ute, pig dogs fit to plead
A man who stole a ute and burned two dogs alive has been deemed fit to appear in court.
US visitor charged over double fatal crash
The victims, aged 24 and 26, are believed to be from the Kerikeri and Kaeo areas.
Electric vehicle fleet in Far North heading to Cape Reinga
Electric vehicles hit Far North to mark launch of Crimson Coast Electric Vehicle Highway
Far North will miss Lance O'Sullivan when he moves to Auckland
Far North will miss Lane O'Sullivan when he moves business from Kaitaia to Auckland
Jimmy Cliff headlines Bay of Islands Festival in Waitangi on Saturday
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff headlines Bay of Islands Festival in Waitangi on Saturday
Far North dog policy to go out for consolation
FNDC is proposing another dog bylaw for public consultation
Top of Far North reconnected after SH1 washout repaired
Top of Far North reconnected after SH1 washout repaired
Mike King to bring hope message to Kaikohe
Mike King is bringing hope to Kaikohe to reduce Northland's high youth suicide rate.
Family 'let down' by sentence for double road deaths
Home detention for Northland driver who caused crash which claimed two lives.
SH1 washout: Schools closed, police escorted convoy planned
Essential travel will bypass the washout on SH1 in the Far North on a forestry track.
Paihia cocaine case to go to trial
Frenchman accused of importing 24kg of cocaine into Northland has elected trial by jury.
Dynamite solution to clear Lemon's Hill slip
Dynamite will be used to clear the Lemon's Hill slip at Opua
Woman breaks back on Mack Attack in Bay of Islands
Woman breaks back on Mack Attack in Bay of Islands