Passenger dead after car flees police
A backseat passenger died at the scene, while four more people were injured.
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Kaipara Harbour to get $200m restoration plan
'In 160 years the mahi we are signing today will still resonate,' says Kaipara mayor.
Kawakawa's Te Hononga community hub officially opened by Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern
Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern opens Kawakawa's Te Hononga hub
Thieves steal dead son's photos, raid piggybank, open bag of his ashes
Prized photos of late autistic boy and a pounamu among items stolen from Whangārei home.
Pastor, businessman get home detention for sex with underage Northland girl
"Massive fall from grace" after church leader pays for sex with 15 year old girl.
Veteran Taniwha prop not quitting any time soon
Ross Wright has played 100 matches after playing for Northland for more than a decade.
Mop-up continues after 'intense' fire threatens homes at Ahipara
Fire boss says blaze was one of the most intense he's seen in Northland in 10 years.
Men get home detention for sex with under age girl
Auckland pastor and Kawakawa businessman have both been sentenced.
Refining NZ to scale down Marsden Point operation from 2021
Bitumen production to cease in Northland as oil refinery cuts production.
Firefighters battle blaze near Ahipara, homes evacuated
3 homes evacuated and 2 helicopter being used in Far North Fire
Taniwha and Northland Kauri notch wins
Northland men's and women's teams win their matches in Whangārei this afternoon.
Great-grandmother stranded in Brazil slums during trip of a lifetime
Great-grandmother Ruth Cosner's big overseas trip took an unexpected turn.
Meet the candidates: Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Māori Party - Te Tai Tokerau
Meth in Northland is symptomatic of poverty and disconnection and needs a cultural fix.
Meet the candidates: Maki Herbert
No to GMOs and amalgamation of councils, says Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party candidate.
Meet the candidates: Janice Epiha
Meth out of hand due to accessibility and affordability, says election candidate.
Meet the candidates: Daniel Watts, One Party - Whangārei
Daniel Watts in favour of amalgamation of councils and jobs for locals first.
Meet the candidates: Chris Wetere, Advance NZ - Whangārei
Moving Ports of Auckland to Northport to help Whangārei's economy, candidate says.
Meet the candidates: David Wilson, NZ First - Whangārei
Build more houses in Whangārei using pinus radiata to address chronic affordable housing.
Former Whangārei mayor and NRC chairman Craig Brown dies
Accolades pour in for former Whangārei mayor and Northland Regional Council chairman.
Matt Wright back in the Cambridge blue
Northland ready to take on the Steelers in Pukekohe.
Meet the candidates: Helen Jeremiah, The Opportunities Party - Northland
Opportunities Party Northland candidate backs taxes on properties and on drugs.
Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen: Clean drinking water a must for Northlanders
Green Party Northland candidate calls for a stop to water consents for avocado orchards.
Tools and a ute nicked in commercial burgs across Whangārei
Whangārei businesswoman questions why commercial premises being picked on by burglars.
NZ bars manager for 86 new childcare workers
Childcare centre manager for 86 planned staff blocked by border closure.
WWII codecracker dies aged 104
Lady Ellen Elizabeth Reed was possibly the most famous Northlander you've never heard of.
Kaikohe couple devastated after kidnapping of their beloved goat Dean
A Kaikohe couple are gutted after the brazen kidnapping of their beloved baby goat Dean.
Lawn mowing Good Samaritan found: 'This is just the type of thing he does for people'
Munroe Rawiri, not thinking anything of it, hadn't told anyone of his deed.
Alien Weaponry release concert video for Māori Language Week
Waipū-based internationally-successful band release concert video for Māori Language Week.
Two to potentially make debut for Taniwha
Northland have to be at their best to beat defending premiership winner Tasman.
Jonah Lomu's close relative appeals drug conviction and sentence
Woman denies any role in smuggling meth on to Ninety Mile Beach.
Jailed former trustee fails in 'cultural shame' appeal bid
The trust, which helped underprivileged people, was virtually bled dry by Stephen Henare.
Grieving family of teen killed in crash fighting for relatives to attend tangi
Seven relatives including siblings arrived from Australia but exemption request refused.
NorthTec tā moko discussion
Tā moko - is it traditional or contemporary? NorthTec staff share their views.