Police Minister Mark Mitchell said the “growing problem” of methamphetamine use wasn’t unique to New Zealand. Photo: AFP/ Juan Pablo Pino A Northland iwi leader is sounding the alarm over what he calls an...

A scene guard is in place at a property in the Te Kamo suburb of Whangārei today. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen A scene guard is in place at a property in the Te...

While much has been made of Wellington’s job cuts, it’s Northland that consistently has the highest proportion of its population on unemployment benefits. In February, 11 percent of the working age population was receiving...

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Moko Tepania and Ann Court could once again be Far North Mayoral rivals at the next local elections in October. Photo: NZME Far North Mayor Moko Tepania and Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo are both...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Cory Olsen. Photo: NZME / supplied A man who broke into 23 homes, stole three vehicles and went joyriding in other cars that were later recovered got...

The Northland town of Kaikohe and surrounding rural areas are in the grip of a worsening methamphetamine crisis, a Ngāpuhi leader says. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf A drugs and social crisis afflicting Northland is...

Photo: Unsplash Northland will likely miss out on a multimillion-dollar, government-backed vegetable growing operation – a domino effect following the closure of the Marsden Point refinery near Whangārei. The $70 million glasshouse project was...