Photo: Supplied / DoC A stranded juvenile pygmy blue whale, approximately 14-15 meters in length, has been freed. The whale was first reported to the Department of Conservation on Monday morning, but was freed...

A Cavalier King Charles dog. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Police are investigating the disappearance of more than a dozen dogs in a saga with complicated plot twists involving the SPCA, an animal rescue charity and...

Firefighters extinguish a fire in a Whangārei woman’s car, one of a spate of arson attacks in the suburb of Tikipunga. Photo: Supplied A Whangārei woman is distraught – as well as out of...

Police were appealing to the public for any information or sightings of two vehicles of interest – a 2012 grey Ford Ranger, registration GJC586; and a white or light grey 2001 Toyota Harrier, registration...

CCTV image of a man in relation to an ongoing homicide investigation in Northland. The images were edited by NZ Police around the man’s face before publication by media. Photo: Supplied / New Zealand...

Photo: 123rf.com Northland police are urging Whangārei residents to be vigilant after a spate of suspicious car fires in the suburb of Tikipunga. All fires started in the early hours of the morning in...

Police were appealing to the public for any information or sightings of two vehicles of interest – a 2012 grey Ford Ranger, registration GJC586; and a white or light grey 2001 Toyota Harrier, registration...

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says the Matawii irrigation dam, built near Kaikohe with a PGF loan, is an example of how government funding can transform regional economies. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf...

Ngāti Whātua outside the Auckland High Court during the hearing into the abolition of a Māori ward in Kaipara District. Photo: Lucy Xia The views of both Ngāti Whātua iwi and the Kaipara District...

The red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis is new to mainland New Zealand. Photo: Supplied / NRC A potentially invasive red seaweed not previously seen in mainland New Zealand has been discovered in Northland and the...