Mayor Craig Jepson leaves the meeting, saying members of the public had become too unruly.  Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The Kaipara District Council will make a second attempt at convening an emergency...

Kaipara District Council’s controversial outgoing mayor Craig Jepson announced in June he would not run for relection. Photo: Supplied / Kaipara District Council An emergency Kaipara District Council meeting about conduct during the local...

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Candidate and two-times former mayor Jason Smith says he’s “damned proud” of Kaipara voters for one of the highest turnouts in the country. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Northland’s Kaipara District has recorded...

Photo: Correction: An earlier version of this story described the crash as following a pursuit. This reference has been removed. Police say investigations are under way after a driver was killed after fleeing police...

Photo: Police say investigations are underway after a driver was killed following a police pursuit in Whāngarei at the weekend. Northland District Commander, Superintendent Matt Srhoj, said officers saw a car travelling at high...

Measles can be very contagious. (File photo) Photo: Supplied/ US CDC There are two new measles cases in Northland. It brings the total number in the region’s outbreak to 12, with one unrelated case...

Kids line up to test the playground equivalent of a merry-go-round. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf It’s a playground, but not as we know it. At Kerikeri’s newest play area, alongside the usual...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook An 82-year-old man was left bruised, bloodied and bound after a violent home invasion by a stranger while renovating his property. The...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Whangārei District Court. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A 19-year-old was caught red-handed – with dye-stained palms – after helping uplift almost a kilogram of methamphetamine,...