'Chockablock': Holidaymakers at standstill on SH1 north of Auckland
Traffic at a standstill north of Auckland as holidaymakers head away.
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Police seize $1.2m of Northland property following raids
Some 150 police staff raided nine properties throughout Northland earlier this year.
Woman dies after boat flips in festive season's fourth water tragedy
A woman in her 60s after the boat she was in flipped in the Far North.
Heavy traffic for holidaymakers today: The busiest roads and times to avoid
Traffic north of Whangarei is expected to be at its worst today for the holiday period.
Northland-based nurse in Samoa escapes the worst
Tafale Maddren made sure everyone in her village was vaccinated.
Best of 2019: Ice cream does make you happy, says dairy owner
Dieticians NZ head says messages around ice cream need to be responsible.
Best of 2019: The arsonist within the ranks
He should have been putting out fires, but instead he was lighting them.
Drug addled youth now running rehab programme
A Kaitaia youth that went through a drug rehab programme, is now helping to run it.
Higher honours on Cooper's horizon
Could we see Onerahi Central's Henry Cooper in a Black Caps uniform in the near future?
Gun buy-back: Criminals and gangs should be focus of police - sport shooting representative
Government rushed process and should have waited for inquiry to be completed - opinion.
Hapu irate at breaches of rāhui at Mermaid Pools
Hāpu to seek police help in enforcing a rāhui over the Mermaid Pools.
NRC spends $99k in fight over mooring structure fees
Northland Regional Council spends up large fighting couple over remission of mooring fees.
Heading out of town? Find out when to hit the road
The NZTA's handy tool shows where and when traffic will be heavy for holiday goers.
Householders could lose homes after rating arrears
Far North homeowners could lose their properties due to long-overdue rates.
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
Appeal board rules that ice cream makes you happy
Whangārei resident complained over sign outside a Maunu dairy.
Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats
Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.
White Island eruption: What makes pyroclastic surges so deadly?
Scientists making pyroclastic currents - like that at White Island - to better model risk.
Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site
Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.
Revealed: Officials advice on port move - and a stinging response
Wayne Brown lashes back at government officials' advice - 'get on with it'.
St John told to scale back sausage sizzles
St John in Paihia have been told to scale back their sausage sizzles after a complaint.
Wayne Brown: 'Once in a lifetime' port move must be seized
The lead architect of the plan to move Auckland's port North writes on what it promises.
Chris Carr: Port move will only make traffic congestion worse
Comment: Traffic volumes around Auckland would increase substantially, not decrease.
Four men involved in Ōtangarei riot sentenced
Dominque Ormsby landed a coward punch to the back of a policeman's head during a riot
Fran O'Sullivan: Respect vital to oil wheels of any port move
There has been a seriously bad corrosion of public process on this issue.
Residents call for more police presence to catch speeding drivers
Proposal to reduce speed on a number of high-risk Northland roads.
Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues
Grayson was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma when he was eight months old.
'Beautiful but deadly': NZ's ever-present volcanic risk
Home to a dozen volcanoes under regular watch, NZ's risk of eruption is ever-present.
United: We want the port, say Northland's elected leaders
Kaipara mayor Jason Smith: "There is nothing stronger than an idea whose time has come."
Ports of Auckland has to move, says Jacinda Ardern
Ports of Auckland has to move, says the Prime Minister, but where and when is not known.
The Advocate says: The North must fight for Auckland's port
The Advocate says Northland must fight to take Auckland's port.
Road to redemption: Roswell's remarkable Black Sticks return
It's been four years out in the cold, now Dwayne Rowsell is back with a point to prove.
York proving mind over matter
Steve York did just three road rides before tackling four laps of Lake Taupō in 33 hours.
Scammer ordered to pay back $7000 to victims in online ticket scam
A Whangārei woman has been ordered to pay back money to victims she "ripped off".