Photo: ST JOHN NZ Labour Weekend has begun with a bad start on the roads. A person has died after being hit by a vehicle in the Northland town of Waipapa. It happened on...

Phil Walter/Getty Images A person competing in the Coastal Classic died after they were knocked unconscious by the yacht’s boom. (Photo of Coastal Classic 2017) A person has died after they were injured during...

Whangārei councillor Marie Olsen is speaking out against a recent decision over how local government elections are run. Photo: Northern Advocate/ Tania Whyte A petition is challenging Whangārei District Council’s decision to change its...

David White/Stuff Labour Weekend is often when people pull out their fishing rods and hit the water in search of a feed. (File photo) Labour Weekend is the unofficial start to summer and many...

Floodwaters surge through the grounds of Ōtiria Marae, near Moerewa, during a flood in 2014. Photo: Peter de Graaf Residents of a Northland valley hope they will be safe from future storms after the...

By Shannon Pitman of When the girl was seen by a visitor three weeks later, her injuries were so bad she was airlifted to Middlemore Hospital burns unit. Photo: LDR / Stephen Forbes Warning:...

Pene Tawhara leads a hīkoi at Whatuwhiwhi, on the Karikari Peninsula, sparked by what hapū members say is desecration of wāhi tapu. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf An occupation is under way in...

Supplied Te Wairongoa Paniona, known as Wally or Mr T, suffered serious injuries after his scooter was smashed in an alleged hit-and-run. A much-loved Northlander, known for his singing and ensuring people got home...