Kororāreka translates to ‘sweet penguin’ – the little blue penguin being the kororā and ‘reka’ meaning ‘sweet’. By Ashleigh McCaull of RNZ One of the main advocates behind a proposal to restore the original...

Whangārei district councillor Jayne Golightly will formally apologise next week for breaching the council’s code of conduct for elected members. Whangārei district councillor Jayne Golightly will publicly apologise next week after being found in...

The settlement of Ruakākā is around 30km south of Whangārei. Photo / Michael Cunningham A teen before the High Court in Whangārei charged with manslaughter over the death of a 5-week-old baby can now...

Whangārei probation officers and other Community Corrections staff protest outside the Department’s office after taking industrial action over pay and workloads. Photo / Tania Whyte Corrections industrial action Whangārei probation officers and other Community...

Supplied Shayden Perkinson got into an altercation with two men at the Raumanga Gull petrol station and was left with stab wounds as a result. Two men have been arrested and charged with the...

Thousands of Whangārei people say they have had enough of violent crime in the city, after the death of a man trying to protect a woman outside a Whangārei petrol station. Shayden “Kenana” Perkinson...

A new group formed to pressure the Government to make real changes to stem the rising tide of crime in Whangārei has taken off, with plans for a mass march through the city to...

The Government yesterday announced a ratio reduction in classrooms for Years 4-8. Photo / 123rf Reducing class sizes by one student is simply not enough to create meaningful change, say two Northland principals. The...

A new rail link to Northland’s Marsden Point is now one step closer, with a detailed business case being progressed by KiwiRail. It is now up to Government ministers to give the final green...

A Whangārei woman who thought she needed to raise $36,000 to have jaw surgery has now exceeded her goal thanks to generous donations from Stuff readers, including one ‘angel’ donor who wants to cover...