Brazen theft has prompted Northland farmer to offer a reward in cash or oysters.

A Blenheim youth, who was adopted as a boy, is cycling 1100km to help kids in state care.

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some.

Meeting of police and public comes up with plenty of ideas to make town better.

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some.

Boaties leap to the rescue when yacht comes off its moorings in Paihia.

Northlander Jack Goodhue has a real chance of pulling on the black jersey this weekend.

Steady rainfall is forecast as a low makes its way slowly down the North Island.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Trades training in solid skills aimed at getting students ready for work in real world.

A home near Moerewa was gutted after a fire which started in the chimney.

Pampering in Paihia is the icing on a Bay of Islands trip, writes Miriyana Alexander.

Elisabeth Easther talks to one of the owners of Russell's Duke of Marlborough Hotel.

Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.

Kamo coach says camaraderie played big part in vital 25-12 win over spirited Sharks.

Jim Morgan, 93, and his pet were attacked by a dog last year - now it's happened again

The father of 14-year-old fleeing driver had been caught a night earlier.

Consents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.

The boys were captured on CCTV breaking in to Kaeo's BP service station.

A serious two-car crash near Ohaeawai has left one dead and another critically hurt.

A Kaikohe photographer captures the drama as police stop a fleeing unlicensed driver.

Maori families living in sheds and buses have been offered zero-deposit homes.

Willow-Jean Prime is likely to be in the Beehive after a high placing on Labour's list.

Two tourists viciously assaulted in Northland had harsh words for one of the attackers.

A young woman has reversed her decision to become a male, a rare case in New Zealand.

The Green Party is looking to the Maori seats to boost its vote at the election.

A Northland tribe is trying to buy an island it says was a battlefield.

Warning for parents amid cases of children being left alone: 'We're not a daycare.'

OBM grab another bonus point as Mid Northern and Western Sharks keep pace.

The British & Irish Lions are set to be welcomed on to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.