A Whangārei woman who thought she needed to raise $36,000 to have jaw surgery has now exceeded her goal thanks to generous donations from Stuff readers, including one ‘angel’ donor who wants to cover...

Work has just started on repairing Tūtūkākā Marina, badly damaged in January last year by the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai tsunami surge, which sank and wrecked boats and smashed infrastructure. The major repair is focussed on building...

Supplied The Waitere, also known as The Blue Ferry, sank two hours after the collision. A ferry passenger who helped rescue a critically injured skipper after a collision between the vessel and a boat...

Police said Shayden Perkinson’s death touched many. Photo: 123RF Two men have been charged with murder and another as an accessory following the death of a man in Raumanga, Whangārei. Shayden Perkinson, 25, was...

Two young people have been arrested following an aggravated robbery in Northland’s Tikipunga earlier this week. The robbery happened at a commercial address on Paramount Parade, Tikipunga, about 5.20pm on April 10, police said....

Screenshot/Supplied This curious creature was wandering around Matt Watson’s home in the Bay of Islands. ITM Fishing Show host Matt Watson has captured a surprise visit from a curious kiwi inside his Northland home....

Three investigations have been opened into a boat crash in the Bay of Islands that has left the skipper of the Paihia-Russell ferry in a critical condition. Police are calling for witnesses to a...

A plan to expand bus services in Whangārei has been thwarted by a nationwide driver shortage. Just 0.7% of Whangārei residents use a public bus to get to work, compared with 4.2% across New...

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating the collision. Photo: There are renewed calls for boat operators to have some kind of mandatory training or licence before they take the helm, following a collision...

The country’s largest iwi is calling for a joint effort to clean up Northland’s biggest lake, which has been plagued by pollution, foul smells and algae blooms for decades. Read this story in te...