Frenchman accused of importing 24kg of cocaine into Northland has elected trial by jury.

State Highway 1 is likely to be closed following a crash near Whangarei.

A 43-year-old man died when the Toyota Prado he was driving flipped on 90 Mile Beach.

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.

Firefighters are working to free them. Police are at the scene at Whangarei Heads Rd.

Shane Jones has big ambitions for a $1 billion regional economic development fund.

Police are returning the girl to her worried family.

Children suffering from exposure to meth in the womb are arriving at schools.

A woman is in a serious condition after suffering severe burns to 25 per cent of her body in a car fire.

Three people were left clinging to their boat after it capsized about 500m off the Northland Coast this afternoon.

A motorcyclist has collided with a van in the suburb of Otangarei in Whangarei.

An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.

The skipper of a fishing boat who suffered serious pelvic injuries while at sea off Northland was winched aboard a helicopter in a dramatic rescue.