Timely access to medical care is important, writes Dr Shane Reti. Photo / Tania Whyte OPINION: For months we have been hearing from health workers that they have a workforce crisis and the health...

Black-backed gulls — if that’s the type of seabird seen over Kaitaia — are usually spread out along Ninety Mile Beach but will occasionally congregate in large numbers in one place, a bird expert...

Donna Badorek, from Donna Doolittle’s Animal Rescue said she is getting “huge amounts” of people asking her to rehome their dogs. Photo / file An increasing number of pets are being surrendered to a...

Hypernet co-founder and chief executive Ivan Ravlich spent his teen years in Kerikeri. A New Zealand-raised tech entrepreneur has announced he is closing his company after investors accused him of a multi-million dollar cryptocurrency...

Severe weather has arrived for most of the country There are warnings in place for wind, rain and snow around both islands Cook Strait ferry crossings are set to be rough thanks to large...

Many motorists have sought compensation for damage to their cars caused by potholes and loose stone chips while driving Northland’s notorious state highways. Photo / Michael Cunningham Pleas for compensation by cash-strapped motorists suffering...

A group of around 300 Save Our Sand protesters spells out S.O.S on the beach. Photo / Michael Cunningham Hundreds of people came together to protect the “irreplaceable” sand at Pakiri in Mangawhai and...

Three-year-old Lyra Devenie Keene makes friends with a moa during a performance of Poetry by Monsters. Photo / Peter de Graaf The inaugural Morph Puppet Festival wrapped up in Kerikeri on Sunday after five...

Doing the best for the children in care, for the staff at school, and for the community has been at the forefront of Kaeo Primary School principal Paul Barker’s mind, he says. Photo /...