A nurse, surf lifesaver and mother who helped save the life of a girl who nearly drowned is urging everyone to learn CPR. Northlander Odette Rowan is sharing her story for Monday’s World Drowning...

Northland Regional Council/Supplied The Northland Regional Council webcam shows the river near Kaeo has burst its banks. Strong winds are lashing the top of the North Island, with gusts of about 100kph. The speed...

The teenager was found with a car boot filled with cigarettes. Photo / File A Far North youth has been busted allegedly selling stolen cigarettes on Russell’s main street ̶ just a short drive...

In the past four weeks there have been four cases of meningitis in the Northland region. There are calls to make the vaccine free to under-16s Photo / 123rf OPINION In the past four...

People choosing not to wear masks in indoor settings are like drunk drivers risking lives by spreading Covid-19, according to epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker. The comments come after a mask audit by Stuff shows...

Te Kotahitanga e Mahi Kaha Trust workers plant a cleared section of Otangaroa-Takapau Stream near Kaikohe. Photo / NRC A humble, community-focused group that likes to quietly get on with the mahi rather than...

Wild weather has begun in Northland, as the rest of the North Island prepares for a wet start to the week amid a subtropical low bringing heavy rain and strong winds. MetService has issued...