Latest from Bay of Islands

High-performance the focus for NRU
Over 100 young Northland players will be exposed to a more professional approach to rugby.

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

Battle begins to rid Opua of fanworm
Eradication programme funded by regional council and Biosecurity NZ to begin.

Second punch killed man during road rage assault
A second blow to the head killed Kaikohe man Chris Vujcich.

Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids
Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.

Girl, 12, dies suddenly from mystery illness
Girl airlifted to Starship hospital in Auckland but efforts to save her in vain.

Army might be needed to help with Northland meningococcal vaccine programme
The army could be called in to help run dozens of meningococcal vaccine clinics.

Zorro the kitten saved in the nick of time
Little ball of fluff had little choice but to roll with his rough start in life.

Witness describes horror crash involving prison truck south of Kawakawa
"It looked like the car was overtaking, and hit the truck head-on."

Meningococcal response: 'Still sitting on their hands'
Northland doctors and emergency departments are on alert for meningococcal disease

No trouble on US cycle trip, then bike stolen in NZ
Jan Burch cycled 5500km across the US without trouble - then she came to Northland.

Vandalism prolongs day-long power outage
Sunday's eight-hour planned power outage could be the Far North's last.

One dead, four critical in horror afternoon on Far North roads
Foreign national charged over serious SH10 crash.

Six more hit by meningitis in Auckland
None of the six Auckland cases were related to camps on Motutapu Island.

Vegan Māori challenges dismal health stats
Keynote speaker at Vegan Expo concerned about Māori health outcomes, writes Peter Shand.

Dog bylaw five years ago, lobby group claims
Dog group's legal opinion claims bylaw lapsed in 2013 or 2018, consultation invalid.

Mum's run a triumph over depression
'I thought I was a monster and I wasn't cut out to have children.'

Foiling catamarans impressive in Northland
'Having these sailors come is like having Michael Schumacher do a lap or two.'

668km walk to Cape Reinga honours suicide victims
The walk was also aimed at raising awareness of and funds for Lifeline.

Environmental group jubilant as Supreme Court deems swamp kauri export illegal
The Northland Environmental Protection Society is celebrating the Supreme Court ruling.

Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan
Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan.

$7.1m Govt injection for BOI Hospital primary health centre
The funding announcements ends uncertainty over phase 2 of the Kawakawa hospital rebuild.

Tramper 'lucky to be alive' after nighttime fall down 20m waterfall
Woman, 24, rescued from rugged Raetea Forest south of Kaitaia.

Water scheme owner quits Kaeo supply
Company cites rising costs and regulation as reasons for walking away on November 23.

Health board kept quiet about rise of disease
Northland health board accused of keeping meningococcal cases quiet for six months.

Weavers study ancient Māori sail in London
Te Rā, the only Māori sail still known to exist, is stored at the British Museum in London

Meningococcal strain kills 3 in Northland, 6 in whole of NZ
Northland's high number of meningococcus deaths leads to health authority's warning.

'Coward's punch': Guilty plea in road rage death
Northlander pleads guilty to manslaughter over death of Christopher Vujcich in Kaikohe.

Algal bloom forces switch of Kerikeri water supply
Lake Waingaro normally supplies about 70 per cent of water for Kerikeri's town supply.