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Two women in court over attack on 92-year-old widow
The women, aged 24 and 40, have been remanded in custody.
Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home
Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home
Kiwi music star's throat cancer battle: The fight to perform again
Anniversary day concert part of "big plans" for 2019, jazz musician Nathan Haines says.
Meet the couple at No.1 State Highway, Far North
Meet the couple who built a life at the end of the road.
92-year-old attacked by two women in brutal home invasion
Police determined to find pair behind "shocking and appalling" crime against elderly widow
68 people - mostly men - drowned in 2018
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
Police want to speak to witnesses of Far North crash and its aftermath
Grieving family tell of fisherman's big heart
"He wasn't about himself, he was about everyone else."
Driver in court after serious crash near Kaitaia
Police urge drivers to pull over when instructed to do so by them.
Missing fisherman found dead by emergency services
Police received reports of an overdue fisherman near Kohukohu around 5.15pm.
Serious truck crash on SH 14 near Maungatapere
Police were called about 3.30pm to a report of a truck that had rolled down a bank.
Crash woman charged over police pursuit
Woman involved in serious crash charged over police pursuit in Northland
Police pursuit: Two women seriously hurt in fleeing driver crash
The female driver of the crashed car has been arrested.
Thousands groove to Fat Freddy's Drop at Whangārei show
Thousands groove to Fat Freddy's Drop at Whangārei show.
Summer dream homes on sale right now
Take a look at some of the most spectacular Kiwi homes on sale this summer.
Happy ending to dramatic water rescue in Far North
The group were saved from the middle of Whangape Harbour.
A Kiwi helping kiwi: Wendy Sporle honoured for conservation work
A lifetime of work has seen kiwi conservationist Wendy Splore honoured.
Boxing trainer honoured for work with Kaikohe youth
Anthony Warren has made it his mission to steer youth on to a positive path using fitness.
Scrub fire burns through hectares of bush
Firefighters are into their fourth day of trying to contain a blaze south of Kaikohe.
$8.3m Lotto-winning Granny still working
Northland grandmother still working despite winning $8.3m in Powerball.
Northland backpacker owner's prison term reduced
Michael Harris drugged, indecently assaulted and filmed his guests at a Northland lodge.
Dog attack victim wants help to find offender
Jim Morgan, 95, says he doesn't know how to fill his days without his 'cobber'.
Woman issues warning after narrowly avoiding email scam
Pat Fowler has a warning for others.
Inside story: The one-punch killer who got home detention
In desolate small towns, a criminal record can be a birthright.
'He'd rather go with Sandy': 95yo who lost 'best mate' in dog attack flooded with support
Jim Morgan's fox terrier cross, Sandy, put down on Monday due to severity of leg injuries.
Two more men jailed for largest ever haul of methamphetamine in NZ
Two more men jailed for largest ever haul of methamphetamine onto Ninety Mile Beach.
Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day
The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.
95-year-old devastated after 'best friend' put down following attack by 6 dogs
Jim Morgan's dog was attacked by six dogs while the pair were walking in Kaikohe.
Hit-and-run killer sentence outcry tops 100,000
Mother of 15-year-old Nathan Kraatskow wants a tougher sentence.
95-year-old Northland man's pet has to be put down after attack by six dogs
Jim Morgan, an ex-serviceman, is virtually blind and Sandy was his companion.
95-year-old Northland man has to have pet's leg amputated after attack by six dogs
95-year-old Northland man has to have pet's leg amputated after attack by six dogs
Spearfisher frees himself from jaws of 2m mako shark
The attack hasn't made the Kerikeri man more wary of being in the water.
Spearfisher survives shark attack with fish intact
The Kerikeri man was spearfishing when the shark "came out of nowhere".