No matter what the weather, Elisabeth Easther finds plenty to do at the beach.

A Far North teacher accused of attacking a student during class has made a brief appearance in court this morning.

Danielle Wright takes her family to a Northland town so good they named it twice.

A victim of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband says she stayed with him for more than two decades because he threatened to kill her parents.

The man jailed for two decades for sex and violence offences was a "destructive" influence on Maori/Pakeha relations in the Far North, Labour MP Shane Jones says.

There was this woman astride a horse, on a beach, far away at the top of NZ. She moved forward because these were her people's lands and she wouldn't be denied.

A Far North after-school care worker has been charged with child sex abuse.

A man who broke into a woman's home and filmed her as she slept has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of five years.

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.

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.

History was written here, writes Elisabeth Easther.

A garage, a ute and a fishing launch have been destroyed in two fires in the Far North.

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.

Elisabeth Easther finds a touch of Northland paradise.

Danielle Wright takes her family on a vintage steam train along the main street of a tiny town with a big reputation.