As the Herald reported this week, many national cycleway trails are open. But elsewhere progress is painfully slow. Kirsten Warner visits Hokianga to find out why

Quirky rooms are the icing on the cake on Rebecca Kamm's trip to Kerikeri, with its kauri forests, gourmet eats and stunning vistas.

Five Northland real estate agents have been penalised by the

Tim Anderson vomited every kilometre for the second half of his half marathon and all for a good cause.

The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.

If you don't have tasty feijoas to harvest, odds are your neighbour does, if you ask nicely.

Grow some colourful snacks in your garden, says Janice Marriott.

Policeman recalls arrest of driver 26 years before crash that killed woman

Four-year-old boy is battling one of the world's rarest genetic diseases

An Auckland woman used practical tricks for extra space in the smallest room.

A pint-sized namesake of rocker Axl Rose and his identical twin brother have fought the odds and survived. Newborns Axel and Kyan Crossley-Coe suffer from a rare syndrome that affects just 5 to 10 per cent of identical twins. About one in 2

A con-artist has taken thousands of dollars from Northland shops in a sophisticated Eftpos scam. Police say the scam - involving a fake courier - is likely to have been used elsewhere in New Zealand

People visiting the Kerikeri Basin near the Stone Store could come face-to-face with a sign warning them the water is polluted.

A shirtless Far North Mayor Wayne Brown with a body that looks suspiciously like Dan Carter's. The Mona Lisa in a judge's wig and a bikini.