Winston Peters is "where we need him", independence group says.

Mum of six convinces family to build a replica of a Dargaville villa she loved as child.

The fishing trip was a long-awaited bonding session for Alan Saunders and his grandson.

Clearing rural spots where 'scumbags' dump their rubbish could cost ratepayers up to $50k.

Love Kaipara has received a significant funding boost from the Government and KDC.

Police name two people killed in crashes in Northland last week.

A couple will fundraise for 18 months and race the 2000km Mongol Rally to prevent suicide.

Former RSA president Bill Kerr has been convicted of wearing medals he didn't earn.

Three people arrested following ram raid of Paparoa petrol station.

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

Woman is flown to hospital by rescue helicopter after a smash on SH16.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were spotted attending a wedding in Mangawhai.

Police divers have been called to search near a group of offshore islands in Northland after debris from a missing boat was discovered.

EXCLUSIVE: The survivor of one of the country's worst maritime disasters tells his story for the first time.

A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

Toys, food, vouchers and newly-knitted blankets are just some of the items that have been donated to help a family of six who lost

A fire investigator will be looking into the cause of a house fire in Dargaville, in Northland, today.

Mangawhai residents' empty water tanks are being filled, thanks in part to the milk of corporate kindness. Last weekend's rain eased

A 20-year-old Kaipara man is appearing in the Whangarei District Court today on one charge of arson.

SUP080117NADFIRE3.JPGA number of suspicious or carelessly-lit fires, like this one at Pipiwai on Saturday has sparked a total fire

As rescuers scoured Kaipara Harbour for survivors of fishing charter tragedy, conservationists were performing a rescue operation of their own nearby.

JS291216NADPOOL047.JPG/CHEMICAL MISHAP: A man tending Ruawai College's pool was under observation yesterday after he accidentally

A truck driver is flown to hospital after a crash north of Auckland this morning.

Members of the New Zealand public are giving generously to the families of the men who tragically died in a boating accident in Kaipara

Givealittle page raises over $10,000 in less than a day in support of family who lost a husband and father killed in the Kaipara Harbour boating accident.

The recovery yesterday of the last of the men lost when a fishing boat capsized on the Kaipara Bar gave some relief to mourners at a memorial service.

Fisherman Fred Marsters who died in the Kaipara tragedy has been remembered for his passion, enthusiasm and love for life.

Family and friends of one of the men killed in the Kaipara boating tragedy have paid tribute to him in an emotional church service tonight.

The search for the missing Francie has been called off for tomorrow after efforts to recover the vessel failed today.

Two men who died in the Kaipara Harbour tragedy will today be buried by their families.