Anniversary day concert part of "big plans" for 2019, jazz musician Nathan Haines says.

In 2018, 24 fewer people died from preventable drowning than year before.

Thousands groove to Fat Freddy's Drop at Whangārei show.

The man failed to surface while diving in the Bay of Islands.

The alarm was raised about 8.30am after the diver struck trouble near Moturoa Island.

Take a look at some of the most spectacular Kiwi homes on sale this summer.

Anthony Warren has made it his mission to steer youth on to a positive path using fitness.

Northland grandmother still working despite winning $8.3m in Powerball.

Jim Morgan, 95, says he doesn't know how to fill his days without his 'cobber'.

Jim Morgan's fox terrier cross, Sandy, put down on Monday due to severity of leg injuries.

The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.

Jim Morgan's dog was attacked by six dogs while the pair were walking in Kaikohe.

Jim Morgan, an ex-serviceman, is virtually blind and Sandy was his companion.

95-year-old Northland man has to have pet's leg amputated after attack by six dogs

The attack hasn't made the Kerikeri man more wary of being in the water.

The Kerikeri man was spearfishing when the shark "came out of nowhere".

Nicky Dodd was sentenced to four years, four months for manslaughter.

Moerewa grandmother wanted her mokopuna to experience joy of Christmas in their own town.

Woman who tried to bring peace to 1984 Queen St riot has died aged 74.

Eradication programme funded by regional council and Biosecurity NZ to begin.

A second blow to the head killed Kaikohe man Chris Vujcich.

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

Girl airlifted to Starship hospital in Auckland but efforts to save her in vain.

The army could be called in to help run dozens of meningococcal vaccine clinics.

Little ball of fluff had little choice but to roll with his rough start in life.

The whales, believed to be pygmy whales, are the second stranding in three days.

87-year-old had been at a music club get-together and was just minutes from his home.

"It looked like the car was overtaking, and hit the truck head-on."

Northland doctors and emergency departments are on alert for meningococcal disease

Jan Burch cycled 5500km across the US without trouble - then she came to Northland.