A firefighter appeared drunk and others could not demonstrate basic critical skills during an audit, an official report says.

Kiwi yachtsman Alan Langdon is pursuing Federal Court intervention for the return of his daughter, according to a report.

The little girl who had been missing at sea with her father for almost a month is due back in New Zealand in the next few days.

An extradition order is not being sought for a Kiwi yachtsman who sailed to Australia with his young daughter.

These are the first pictures of Que Langdon reunited with her mother, after almost a month at sea with her father.

The main controversy has been the Prime Minister's decision not to front at Waitangi on February 6 because he would not be allowed to speak at the powhiri.

COMMENT: There many excellent reasons for the Prime Minister to stay away from Waitangi but being banned from speaking isn't one of them.

Alan Langdon's father believes his son always intended to sail to Australia, not the Bay of Islands as he claims.

Supermodel Rachel Hunter might not have left her heart in Kaeo when she visited the Far North town recently - but she did leave her

Friends of a Kerikeri woman found her body floating in the Bay of Islands after she apparently fell from a boat without being noticed.

The search for missing yachtie Alan Langdon and his daughter, Que, has been completed by police.

Police say they can't discount the possibility man and his daughter have fled to Australia.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

The holiday road toll stands at 17, rising overnight with the deaths of two pedestrians in Northland.

New Year's Eve has got off to a disastrous start to two people who were injured in a dune buggy crash in Northland this evening.

A spectacular fireworks display off Auckland's Sky Tower and parties around the country herald the start of a new year.

One person has died in a water rescue at Doves Bay Marina, near Kerikeri in the Far North.

Missing yachtie likely to be sailing his tiny catamaran to Australia, where he has disappeared with his 6-year-old daughter Que previously, according to an expert.

Alan Langdon, 49, and daughter Que Langdon have not been heard from since they left Kawhia Harbour on December 17.

A Northland culinary school which closed down suddenly last month, putting tutors out of work and students in limbo, was owned by

The adoptive grandmother of Alan Langdon is heartbroken the Kawhia man and his 6-year-old daughter Que have not been heard from in 11 days.

Alan Langdon, 49, and his daughter, Que, 6, haven't been seen or heard from since they sailed from Kawhia Harbour 11 days ago.

The yachtie who disappeared with his daughter 10 days ago had a lucky escape last year when his boat sunk in a tropical cyclone.

The disappearance of a father and daughter who set sail in a small catamaran 10 days ago is "very upsetting" for the family's local community.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a 49-year-old man and his daughter who left Kawhia Harbour on a catamaran nine days ago and haven't been seen since.

Cyclists will be able to pedal from one coast to the other this summer with the Twin Coast Cycle Trail Pou Herenga Tai all but complete. The

Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.

The best spots for enjoying a Christmas hamper outdoors will be in the Bay of Plenty, Nelson and Central Otago tomorrow.

A former world number one tennis player has bought a prime chunk of Russell waterfront for almost $6 million.

Kauri dieback infection rates in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park have more than doubled in the past five years.