Whangārei Marina hopes to entice more Auckland boaties to hire or buy new berths just downstream of the Te Matau a Pohe bascule bridge. Work on Whangārei’s $20 million Ōkara Marina is expected to...

The Puhoi to Warkworth Road of National Significance is set to open within the next month. Photo / NZME OPINION In another life 40 years ago, I attended an all-day monthly meeting in Auckland....

Cows, one of three drawings exhibited at the Turner Centre by 90-year-old Susan Gatti from Ohaeawai. Art in the Bar An art exhibition will be held in the Turner Centre Bar from the end...

Hospo Ready launches A new joint initiative between the Ministry of Social Development, and the Restaurant Association has launched to help fill the critical skills shortage in the hospitality industry. Hospo Ready will work...

Invasive caulerpa seaweed pictured here at Okupu Beach in Great Barrier. Photo / Sid Wales The multimillion-dollar Bay of Islands tourism and recreation industry is facing potential economic and environmental ruin, a Northland biosecurity...

An impression of the new Habitat for Humanity homes being built in Maunu Rd, Whangārei, that will have solar panels paid for by the Government. Residents of new Whangārei social housing developments will see...

Generations of Bream Bay families have been bringing their kids to Uretiti to swim, surf, fish and picnic. OPINION Like most Whangārei locals, you say “happy place” I say “beach”. We all have a...

What remains of the Hihi home after Thursday’s fire. Support for fire victims appreciated The Far North whānau whose Hihi home burned down in a fire last week are grateful for the outpouring of...

When Graeme Kettle and Debbie Raphael bought their two acres in Oromāhoe near Kerikeri five years ago, they had a vision for a small garden. Kettle grins at the memory: “That lasted two months....