(File image). Photo: Supplied Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre and the Coastguard are conducting a flare training exercise in the Whangārei Harbour on Tuesday night. Residents in the Snake Bank area should expect...

Joanna Sione-Lauaki’s body was found on isolated Ripiro Beach, which stretches more than 100km from Maunganui Bluff to Pouto Point. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Police are still hoping someone will shed light...

Because that was the street for her, a quilt of memories she walked through on her way to and from the shops, a palimpsest of yesterdays, which she could dial up at will, recalling,...

She said although the club building was insured, they could not do any repairs without having the slip fixed. The area was deemed “too dangerous” for even insurers to access the damage. Since then,...

(file image) Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook A 50-year-old Far North man has appeared in court charged with murder following a roadside death in the isolated community of Waimamaku. The victim, who was 51,...

Health Minister Shane Reti takes a tour of the new care centre at Metlifecare’s Oakridge Villas with acting clinical manager Rosemary Henshall. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A return to a more regionalised...

The cruise season goes full steam ahead in October, when passenger numbers for that month click over the 12,000 mark. The monthly visitor tally builds in the following months to peak in February at...

A person has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Waimamaku. A 50-year-old man will appear in Kaikohe District Court tomorrow charged with murder and failing to carry out obligations...

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver A 50-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 51-year-old who died after being found seriously injured on the side of a Northland highway. Police recently launched...

Water is what this column is about, because WDC is not the only body delivering piped water to properties in Whangārei District. Maungatapere Water Company is a co-operative company which has been delivering non-potable...