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.

A 15-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after a motorcycle accident

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.'

Revival of gruelling event is keeping the spirit of one of the sport's NZ founders alive.

Kamo picked up their first win of the season in the Bayleys Premier grade.

63 minis have hit the road to raise money for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

63 classic mini's are traveling the length of the country to raise money for KidsCan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A house has been condemned after a section of road slumped in Cyclone Cook's rain.

One house has been condemned after rain from Cyclone Cook caused a road slip.

A school principal shared hard-core pornographic images with his staff by email.

Here are the latest weather updates, region by region as Cyclone Cook bears down.

Women's car still stranded on flooded Russell Rd after they're helped to escape.

Teenage boy dies after being released from hospital.

A 13-year-old boy has died after the stolen car he was in crashed in the Far North.

The crash happened on Shipwreck Bay beach near Ahipara about 5pm,