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

Four people were lucky to walk away unhurt, after their car crashed into a tree, rolled, then hit a parked car, which then struck a house.

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help

Screaming could be heard while flames and smoke poured out of a Northland home which was severely damaged by fire. Fire crews, ambulance

Whangarei fire crews are battling a large house fire in the suburb of Raumanga.

A Whangarei man was almost speechless after finding out he'd won $5.5 million in Lotto last week.

The country's newest millionaire was in no hurry to check his lotto ticket as he didn't realise the $5.5m winning ticket was sold close to home.

New Air New Zealand flight times are having an impact on health services and could see Northlanders who are waiting for specialist

Envelopes containing cash for the happy newly-weds were stolen during the celebration - and an uninvited guest is believed to be the thief.

A man will appear in the Manukau District Court tomorrow charged with the murder of Moses Mahanga.

JS141116NADQUAKE115.JPG A planned surf lesson for a group of international students at Sandy Bay went ahead yesterday after instructors

Skywatchers may have a chance to see a supermoon tonight, a phenomenon now shining over the region that won't be visible again until 2034.

JS141116NADQUAKE132.JPG/Whangarei women Maria Poolman and Rebecca Te Namu were knocked off their feet in their Wellington hotel room

A Whangarei design school which caters for young creatives may have to close this year, because it looks likely to lose government

SUP101116NADfitmums001.JPG/Healthy Whangarei mums Courtney Morgan, Charlotte Hufschmidt-McAulay, Terri Logan and Jeanine Rossouw have

Three vehicles were involved in the crash which happened on State Highway 1 south of Whangarei.

It's beginning to feel like summer in some parts of the country, with pohutukawa bursting into bloom. "People have been getting a

Police have released a detailed description of a car used in the attempted abduction of a Whangarei schoolboy.

Float the idea of a dip in Whangarei's Town Basin and most people will respond with some variation of "ew .... bad idea". But that's

Almost two-thirds of Aucklanders who don't own their own homes plan to buy their first homes outside the city.

A Northland man has appeared in court on a charge of rape and two of unlawful sexual connection with a female. He also faces a charge

A Whangarei business owner is "a bit dumbfounded" by a council decision to leave the majority of his recycling on the pavement. But

JS021116NADABDUCT032.JPG McClintock St resident Melanie Aitcheson is disappointed a 10-year-old boy was nearly abducted and has vowed

Investigators have started detailed work to find the cause of a Northland helicopter crash which claimed two lives.

Police are investigating an attempted abduction where a man tried to force a 10-year-old boy into the boot of a car as he walked home from school.

A_JS251016NADBITE028.JPGTyree Walters was attacked by a dog and had his home burgled and his dead father's play station was taken

A_JS311016NADCHPR226.JPGA specialist cliff rescue team recovered the bodies of two men killed in a helicopter crash into dense bush

The two men who were killed in a helicopter crash near Whangarei have been named.

The Northland forest in which a helicopter crashed, killing two people, is so dense no wreckage was visible even from the air soon

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?