Kimi Oshiro pictured with his son Aiki, shortly before the dramatic rescue of two people at Kai Iwi Lakes. Photo / Supplied An IT specialist haunted by the harrowing experience of rescuing two holidaymakers...

New Zealand’s first wahine Māori regional council chair – Northland Regional Council’s Tui Shortland. Photo: Northern Advocate / Michael Cunningham via LDR Northland Regional Council has today selected New Zealand’s first wahine Māori regional...

Keen long-distance hiker Louis Comte-Sponville, of France, strides down Kerikeri Inlet Rd on day 10 of his 3000km walk. Photo / Peter de Graaf A record number of walkers are putting themselves to the...

If New Zealand’s regions were in a sports battle, superpower Auckland would be losing its strength while small and nimble regions like Northland, Bay of Plenty and Tasman would be gaining the upper hand....

Nick and Lorna Cutts have two years later returned to the exact campsite they were locked down on in 2020. Photo / Michael Cunningham A British couple has returned to the Northland campsite they...

The new NorthTec / Te Pūkenga campus being built at Ngāwhā Innovation and Enterprise Park, near Kaikohe. Photo / Supplied. Tertiary students in mid-Northland will have a brand new, purpose-built base for their studies...

The Whangārei Lions Club’s Fireworks Spectacular is on again this year, on November 5 at Semenoff Stadium. Whangārei’s much-loved Fireworks Spectacular is on again this year, with November 5, Bonfire Night, set to be...

A high-vis vest can have advantages and disadvantages, columnist Kevin Page discovered. OPINION: So there I am this week in the centre of a certain nameless town, doing a bit of work for my...