The Whangārei courthouse. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after disorder in the Whangārei courthouse. RNZ understands the person is a family lawyer and they...

Switzer Residential Care, on South Rd in Kaitaia, currently has 98 elderly residents — 55 of whom are suddenly without a GP. Photo / Supplied The Far North’s GP crisis is deepening with Kaitaia’s...

Kathryn George/Stuff A man has died in hospital after getting trapped underneath a tractor. (File photo) A man has died after being trapped underneath a tractor in the Far North on Tuesday. Fire and...

Emergency department nurses issued a formal health and safety complaint to the hospital in September over staff shortages. Photo / Tania Whyte Medical staff from across the country are likely to be sent to...

An incident where Kaitaia College students were served raw chicken for lunch was not the first of its kind, a student says. Some students had to be hospitalised after eating the chicken and becoming...

Shane Reti thinks emergency department wait time data hasn’t been checked. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone National and a nursing union boss are questioning the accuracy of official health figures about emergency department (ED)...

Thousands packed Mangōnui’s main street for the ninth Waterfront Festival in 2020 — but the 10th-anniversary event has been a long time coming. Photo / Peter de Graaf Organisers of Mangōnui’s Waterfront Festival are...

Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary faces an uncertain future after it was placed in involuntary liquidation. Photo / Michael Cunningham The Ministry for Primary Industries will provide advice where required but decisions about the next steps...

This slip near Wellsford, which threatened to disrupt Northland’s power supply, has remained stable, giving confidence the line can be bypassed. Slip near power line stable A slip near two Transpower towers carrying electricity...

By Brodie Stone of Salmonella bacteria (red) entrapped in a amyloid matrix (green) at an early stage of infection. Photo: (Supplied) Some students at Kaitaia College have been hospitalised after eating raw chicken supplied...