Michael Ferguson/Supplied Michael Ferguson, 17, is calling on the voting age to be lowered. OPINION: I couldn’t vote in these local elections, but their outcome will affect me greatly. I live and grew up in...

A police officer whose dog was shot during an incident in Northland says his options were either to return fire or “end up with a big hole in my back”. The officer said the...

Kelly Stratford has been named the Far North’s new deputy mayor. Photo / supplied Kelly Stratford has been named the new deputy mayor of the Far North. Stratford’s appointment by newly-minted mayor Moko Tepania...

Declan Halford, 10, died on September 24 after falling from a tree at home. Photo / Supplied Exactly three weeks ago a hole was punched into the lives of Declan Halford’s family when the...

A police officer was justified in shooting at a man who’d fired on him and his colleagues, critically injuring a police dog, a report has found. The police officer fired four shots at the...

Janine Morton, from Atherton, near Manchester, is one of the first cruise ship passengers to return to the Bay of Islands. Photo / Peter de Graaf The first cruise ship passengers in Northland since...

Kiwis are sick and tired of all the potholes peppering our roads, says Shane Reti. Photo / File A_300922aw01 Kiwis are sick and tired of all the potholes peppering our roads, says Shane Reti....

The balls have fallen kindly for a Whangārei Lotto player who won $23,058 with Lotto Second Division. A ticket sold in Whangārei won its holder more than $23,000 with Lotto Second Division on Saturday....