Rural firefighters' resources stretched to the limit in tinder dry Northland.

Fire would have caused ecological disaster had it had jumped gap to Moturua Island.

The attack left a 92-year-old widow in hospital.

Vivienne Hollis was swollen, struggling to breathe and slipping out of consciousness.

Meanwhile 40 firefighters and two choppers still battling massive Horeke blaze.

Spare a thought for Northlanders working in extreme heat.

Uniform and stationery costs can be overwhelming for families as school starts back.

Northland's fine weather to continue as Aussie heatwave hangs around.

Heat and little rain prompt total fire ban in Northland.

Women accused of attacking 92-year-old in her Bay of Islands home appear in court

Witness says arsonist mooned her as explosion ignited bush with a large kiwi population.

Opito Bay's pōhutukawa poisoner leaves locals furious and searching for likely suspects.

Dolphins cause a spectacle for holiday makers in the Bay of Islands.

The wormlike creature was about 5 to 10 metres long and tinged pink.

The car landed on its wheels but was extensively damaged.

Northland has had 24 earthquakes in the past month.

Yesterday Police issued an appeal for any sightings of 27-year-old Hinepukohurangi Papuni.

Over 110 boats have already registered with a week to go until the event.

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

Meet the couple who built a life at the end of the road.

Police determined to find pair behind "shocking and appalling" crime against elderly widow

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

Police want to speak to witnesses of Far North crash and its aftermath

"He wasn't about himself, he was about everyone else."

Police urge drivers to pull over when instructed to do so by them.

Police received reports of an overdue fisherman near Kohukohu around 5.15pm.

Police were called about 3.30pm to a report of a truck that had rolled down a bank.

Woman involved in serious crash charged over police pursuit in Northland

The female driver of the crashed car has been arrested.

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