News in brief from around the region.

OBM grab another bonus point as Mid Northern and Western Sharks keep pace.

An Auckland man killed his brother's dog during a row while on a Northland family visit.

A long hidden waterfall is once again accessible to the public

News in brief from around Northland

Two years since Winston Peters won the north, can his reign continue?

Four liquor outlets in Northland have been caught selling booze to minors.

An incredible 130mm of rain has fallen in the Coromandel Ranges in the past 24 hours.

A 4-year-old girl has been attacked by a dog near Kerikeri

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Watch NZ Herald Focus: Junior distance runner Quinn Gardiner-Hall is just weeks away from following in the footsteps of his heroes to the icy southern land.

Movement at centre of failed US lawsuits rejects 'cult' claims.

A_100914HOSSPLCLENDON.JPG: Green Party list MP David Clendon will stand for the party in the Northland electorate again in this year's

Find out what place will be 31C on Auckland Anniversary weekend and read our list of the top five places to bask in the sun.

The driver of a ute that crashed into three lamp posts and rolled in Northland yesterday has been charged.

Five people have been injured and one person is in serious condition after a car rolled in Northland.

Friends of a Kerikeri woman found her body floating in the Bay of Islands after she apparently fell from a boat without being noticed.

The wife of a pedestrian killed in the Far North in the early hours of New Year's Day went to bed thinking he'd gone for a walk.

The holiday road toll stands at 17, rising overnight with the deaths of two pedestrians in Northland.

New Year's Eve has got off to a disastrous start to two people who were injured in a dune buggy crash in Northland this evening.

One person has died in a water rescue at Doves Bay Marina, near Kerikeri in the Far North.

A fire that came within a metre of a ute and a few metres of a Kerikeri home was a blaze waiting to happen, the town's fire chief

A Northland culinary school which closed down suddenly last month, putting tutors out of work and students in limbo, was owned by

Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.

A member of the public stopped an armed robber yesterday afternoon in what police are calling a "brave action by a community minded person".

Burglars who broke into a jeweller's premise went for the best quality items.

The owners of a Kerikeri jewellery business are reeling after thieves targeted the best bling in the shop. Manufacturing and retail

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Olympic gold medal-winners Blair Tuke and Peter Burling will be honoured with a parade through Kerikeri's main street on Friday. The

A 22-metre long blue whale washed up on a private Far North beach has excited a marine mammal expert but also sparked a health warning as the giant sea creature decomposes.