Kia ora: Kawakawa
Elisabeth Easther discovers a gem of a town in Northland where the train runs down the middle of the main street.
Elisabeth Easther discovers a gem of a town in Northland where the train runs down the middle of the main street.
Elisabeth Easther finds New Zealand's former capital is still a capital place.
Torn between a high-rise holiday and jungle, Tim Roxborough found both in one place.
Finding true north in the Far North, Elisabeth Easther finds plenty there to spin her wheels.
No one has yet been arrested for throwing bleach into a regional council worker's face in a vicious highway attack in the Far North in June.
The body of a man found in the Hokianga Harbour will be released to his family for burial as soon as his identity is confirmed.
A domestic violence victim whose partner took her phone so she couldn't call police managed to raise the alarm via Facebook instead.
Fathers will patrol Kaitaia streets and a community hui will be held to make the town safer after 10 teenage girls were attacked by at least 20 drunk young people.
Three dogs have been impounded following an attack in Kaitaia which left a 31-year-old man with bite wounds to his back, legs and feet.
Four boys were dobbed in by their families after allegedly breaking into a woman's home while her death was being mourned.
A rodent problem in the Far North has compounded concerns for poorer families amid the cold snap, as some children are having to sleep on flimsy mattresses on floors instead of beds.
The Far North's top cop is refuting claims police don't have enough staff to make their new rosters work.
Danielle Wright takes her family on a vintage steam train along the main street of a tiny town with a big reputation.
A Far North drug dealer was charged after receiving intercepted text messages from customers complaining about the quality of his product.
In Kaitaia, get sand between your toes and see the sights, says Elisabeth Easther.
Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson and James May toasted the end of their time in New Zealand over a long lunch at the Viaduct.
Minister says Housing NZ stock needs work before it can impose conditions on private landlords
Northland's tinder-dry conditions caused a quad bike fire to extend into a blaze which threatened homes and which took four fire crews and two helicopters to extinguish.
Before we lose daylight savings, a trip to the winterless north should be on your wishlist.
A Far North man has been found guilty of causing the death of one of his relatives.
Cate Foster takes a nostalgic drive through the hill country between Herekino and Hokianga.
Police arrested four members of one family after a motorbike was allegedly driven around a Kaikohe street in a dangerous manner.
A Far North district councillor has just days to stump up more than $800,000 or face bankruptcy.