Northland police say they’ve carried out 5500 breath tests in the past week alone. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police Northland police say the odds of getting away with drink-driving have fallen sharply, with officers...

The Whangārei District Court Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A name suppression hearing for a Northland man who is linked to a secretive sect known as the Two by Twos and is facing...

Abel Wira has been on trial at the High Court at Whangārei for the manslaughter of Neville Thomson (inset) in August 2022. Photo: NZ Herald A jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter...

The late Bill Elliott, seen with two of his grandchildren before the crash that sank the family-owned ferry and left him critically injured. Photo: Supplied A Northland skipper critically injured when his ferry was...

Two Northland fishermen stumbled on a scene resembling a winter wonderland after a freak hail storm left hundreds of metres of a remote beach blanketed in ice. David Bishop, of Kerikeri, and his mate...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice Journalist of Abel Wira had been living on Thomson’s Northland property with 21 dogs in a caravan. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Jurors have been asked to consider...

Dargaville Hospital has no doctor on-site overnight. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Dargaville Hospital asks patients to consent in writing to having no doctor on-site overnight Health NZ says it’s safe for non-acute...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice Journalist of Abel Wira is on trial in the High Court at Whangārei, accused of the manslaughter of Neville Thomson. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A...

Hunting and Fishing Kerikeri owner Byron Smith wants retailers to have greater powers to detain shoplifters until police arrive. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Northland business leader is imploring shop owners to...

The protesters confront Resources Minister Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Up to 100 protesters have confronted Resources Minister Shane Jones in Whangārei in a show of opposition to two fast-track projects...