A mummified dog found in Rawene is a reminder of a time of tensions over dog tax laws.

Maori settlement concerned about air quality from new boiler at freezing works.

Opua Coastal Preservation Society ordered to pay more legal costs after losing in court.

Organisers thought they'd get to silver level in their first year, but they got to gold.

Police launch search after a hunter fails to walk out of bush.

Schools put in lockdown.

Injured woman slipped and broke her leg while helping check possum bait stations.

Woman jailed for assaulting and robbing 92-year-old woman in Kawakawa.

Tornadoes knock over boats in Whangārei yard and knock down trees at Oakura.

Education needed about Taratara Mountain which is sacred and off limits.

Mayor says the national leadership roles show the district is progressive and inclusive.

Four men charged over cannabis-growing operation remain in custody.

Man jailed for stabbing police dog trying to ram police cars, aggravated burglary.

Whangārei man appears in court for murder of Bridget Simmonds.

News snippets from across the region.

Derek Lynn jailed for part in tyre stabbing crime spree.

The mother of Whangārei woman said the ordeal had been highly frustrating

Finding the beauty in the small, the rural and the unexpected.

Police have set up a direct phone line for people to call with information about the case.

Police use excavator at rural location where they believe missing woman is buried .

More water storage facilities in Northland in the pipeline.

Simmonds' mother just wants closure for the family.

Suspicious fire destroys rural community hall.

Union slams Carter Holt Harvey's plan to make more than two thirds of workers redundant.

Police consider disappearance of Bridget Simmonds is suspicious.

Head-on crash near the summit of Brynderwyn Hills.

Business leaders and sporting organisations in Northland are delighted to move to level 1.

Power outage for Far North.