Ricky Wilson/Stuff A number of agencies are investigating an incident where an elderly patient died at Whangārei Hospital. Multiple agencies are investigating an incident at Whangārei Hospital after an elderly woman died after allegedly...

Kath Manning (right) has also worked with other Northland Search and Rescue squads to create a cohesive group, especially during the flooding responses. She’s pictured here receiving her award from Surf Life Saving Northern...

An adult matuku hūrepo, or Australasian bittern, is so good at being undercover that it is often difficult to find and track. Photo / Imogen Warren Fears New Zealand’s native bittern is on the...

Twelve years of pest control has rejuvenated Ōpua Forest in the Bay of Islands. Photo: Supplied/ Bay Bush Action Warning: This story contains distressing images of dead kiwi. A Bay of Islands conservation group...

Twelve years of pest control has rejuvenated Ōpua Forest in the Bay of Islands. Photo: Supplied/ Bay Bush Action Warning: This story contains distressing images of dead kiwi. A Bay of Islands conservation group...

Bay Bush Action/Supplied Conservationists believe a dog with the taste for kiwi is returning to the same area each night to hunt Conservation groups are hunting kiwi-killing dogs who have wiped out half the...