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.

Fears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was

Average house prices in Whangarei have increased by nearly $11,000 in a month.

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

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?

JS271016NADSCHOLS083.JPG Chris Pidgeon, one of 16 scholarship winners, with John Ma and Callum Hill who have attended the same schools

Lifeguards have cautioned motorists to drive to conditions on Northland beaches this summer following a crash between two cars put

A_JS251016NADBITE034.JPG The dog that attacked 6-year-old Tyree Walters will be returned to its owners. PHOTO/JOHN STONE By Mikaela

A young Whangarei man has admitted stealing tobacco products worth nearly $10,000 after breaking into two service stations. Joseph

A Whangarei man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for assaulting, abducting and sexually violating a woman jogger in an early morning attack.

A man who admitted snatching a woman from a popular Whangarei walking track and assaulting her at his home will be sentenced today.

Rachael Beardsall says she and her partner have had to go without to ensure their three children do not starve. So when she heard

Police have named the man who died yesterday morning after he was taken in a critical condition to Whangarei's St John station in a dash to get him medical help.

The familiar red and gold colours of surf lifesavers are about to make a return to Northland beaches this weekend as the weather and

They're exhausted, but striking Whangarei resident doctors found time to do some good in their community during their brief time off

Police have confirmed there are three scenes of interest after a suspected homicide victim died at the Whangarei ambulance station this morning.

A man dropped off in a critical condition at Whangarei St John Ambulance Station this morning has died.

An online Lotto ticket buyer from Whangarei is $1 million richer after Wednesday night's draw.

A Lotto player from Whangarei has won $1 million from a ticket bought online.

A man who drove like a "complete idiot" was arrested after a five-hour manhunt during which he tried to ram a police car, and hurled a pie out his window.