A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

Northland Inc is looking at whether there's a market to build a retirement village in Dargaville to lure Aucklanders ready to quit the rat race.

Toys, food, vouchers and newly-knitted blankets are just some of the items that have been donated to help a family of six who lost

A fire investigator will be looking into the cause of a house fire in Dargaville, in Northland, today.

A principal who stalked a young teacher has been censured by the teacher's body.

A Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest

A kite flown on the end of electric fence tape crashed into 11kV powerlines causing a flash over and blowing out power to a nearby

A Dargaville local is $1 million richer tonight.

by Craig Cooper, editor Joe Carbery is a name many Northlanders will recognise. The Dargaville saxophonist (he now lives in Auckland)

A man who drove like a "complete idiot" was arrested after a five-hour manhunt during which he tried to ram a police car, and hurled a pie out his window.

Ani Tamaki says while one school lunch might not seem like much, it can mean a lot for those who are struggling to afford food for

The Tangiteroria Tavern is now the pub with no beer after 90 years of serving locals and travellers between Whangarei and Dargaville. Owner

Truckies were among members of the public who provided information on the movements of a man who allegedly broke into seven businesses

A Dargaville man charged over the deaths of three people in a crash near the town has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Our ultimate road trip uncovers a boon for the motorist, a super swimming hole and a beauty spot almost too good to be true.

Goodbye Auckland, hello New Zealand. Our biggest city is like a different country, a feeling reinforced by our visit to Te Puea Marae.

Alcohol, speed and an overloaded vehicle contributed to the severity of an accident that killed Brethren members near Dargaville on Monday.

A ute may have been driven dangerously on a Northland beach before the horrific crash which claimed the lives of three Brethren church members, police say.

Two men have been arrested following an aggravated robbery at a Northland dairy in which a shop assistant had a long-barrelled gun pointed at her.

Police have released a CCTV footage still in an appeal for the public to help identify the man.

A police car slid off a gravel road and rolled on its side following a car chase in Dargaville overnight.

Four people have been injured, two of them seriously, in a car crash this afternoon.

Chase the sun north to a proud town where Elisabeth Easther finds a warm welcome and a fascinating history.

About 60 fire service staff battled a fierce blaze at a Northland plastics factory overnight.

A fire at a Dargaville fertiliser plant has been contained and has been brought under control by the fire service.

Fire north communications shift inspector Scott Osmond said about three hectares of vegetation were off Waipoua Settlement Rd in the Kaipara district were involved in fire.

Two teenagers have been arrested in relation to an armed robbery of a Dargaville Service Station on Saturday night.

An army trainee died when a vehicle he was travelling in crashed with an "almighty bang" into a power pole near Dargaville on Friday night.