A collision between a car and a logging truck near the Otaika Shops in Whangarei has caused a traffic back up this morning.

Nazi concentration camp survivor Bob Narev has spent his life trying to warn people about the dangers of standing by and letting others be cruel.

A Whangarei man who charged with assaulting a police officer and reversing his ute into him has been convicted and discharged on two of the three charges the jury found him guilty on.

What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.

Warning - contains offensive language: A Whangarei police constable racially abused a Maori man several times before his arrest for assaulting police, a jury has heard.

Paul Harris is on trial in the High Court at Whangarei having pleaded not guilty to the murder of Joseph Rowland Keogh last year.

A Northland man out shooting possums with his family at night was confronted by a neighbour who tried to wrestle a slug gun off the hunter before stabbing him, a jury has heard.

Property manager calls for a public register naming tenants who contaminate rental properties with methamphetamine.

The quota system needs to change to ensure commercial fishermen are not illegally dumping catch, says fisherman.

One person is in a serious condition after their car left the road and landed in a paddock near Whangarei.

A sentence of home detention for four Northland teenagers for a burglary spree totalling nearly $80,000 in stolen property has been labelled "inadequate" and too lenient.

Young men full of bravado stole boats, fishing gear, outboard motors and tools worth nearly $80,000 for an adrenaline rush.

A sex offender who raped a young girl says he was the victim, but he has forgiven the girl.

Residents on a popular logging truck route say their lives are being put at risk by the hundreds of heavy trucks passing their homes each day.

Fifty-eight not-so-lucky youngsters had a day to remember yesterday - enjoying a scenic flight above New Zealand.

A Northland school teacher driving with nearly five times the legal alcohol limit has amazed a judge.

Young woman dragged off running track and driven to a house where she was assaulted.

The 14,000 Northland properties are at risk from climate change-related flooding and erosion, compared with 1090 at the last review 10 years ago.

Five logging truck crashes in less than a month across Northland deemed "totally unacceptable and intolerable", says transport industry leader.

A logging truck rolled near Whangarei early this morning, trapping its driver for an hour.

An American tourist has admitted careless driving causing the deaths of two women, and injuring a man, near Kerikeri on Saturday.

The driver of a vehicle involved in a double fatality in Northland has been charged with causing the deaths and will appear in court this morning.