The Northland Rescue Helicopter currently gets about 15 percent of its funding from the community via donations and a ratepayer levy. Photo: Peter de Graaf A proposal to ditch ratepayer funding for the Northland...

More than 300 cannabis plants were found during the operation. Photo: Supplied / Police Northland police have busted a large-scale indoor cannabis growing operation in central Whangārei. Detective Senior Sergeant Aaron Crawford, of the...