A Mangawhai man is celebrating the New Year with a swim after a long battle with illness.

Dean Voelkerling was a charismatic, honorable and loyal man, plus a great friend.

Cem Erbay went out on New Year's Eve, and never came home.

A relieved mum is among those whose hearts were touched by a Mangawhai man's kindness.

Gordon Pryor woke to a Goldilocks moment this morning, but he didn't call police.

Isobel Greenwood on her QSM: ''I don't think I've done enough to deserve it.''

Gary Murdoch has been a long-time volunteer in the Dargaville community.

New Zealand's notoriously fickle weather will behave for most tomorrow night.

Several crews are at the scene on Maropiu Settlement Rd, north of Dargaville.

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 Northland man has been charged with lighting 10 fires in the Kaipara area that have destroyed areas of conservation land and a forest

Some Mangawhai residents are out of water and facing longer delays to replenish their tanks after WaterCare turned off the taps at their closest filling stations.

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