She’s conquered New Zealand boxing, and now Mea Motu is ready to take on the world. But the path to the top for this 32-year-old mother-of-five has been anything but smooth. Now, for the...

Ricky Wilson/Stuff Amidst a busy schedule, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was unable to visit the dilapidated Whangārei Hospital on Thursday. (File photo) Whangārei District Mayor Sheryl Mai has said she would have loved for...

A candidate for Kaipara’s new Māori ward has brushed off questions about his convictions, and, going by numerous other names. Paturiri Toautu is vying to represent Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori ward against four...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has helped kick off the long awaited Rugby World Cup in Whangārei, and made poi alongside international players to wave in the stands over the next six weeks. At the...

An artist’s impression of the proposed new Whangārei hospital development Photo / Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau Northland District Health Board petitioned the Government for a $944 million rebuild of the run-down Whangārei...

RICKY WILSON/Stuff Police have now laid charges for the April 9 Far North crash which killed Cogan Parslow, 17. (File photo) A young Far North man is facing dangerous driving charges, six months after...

George Konia is quietly confident of his team’s chances in this weekend’s quarter-final against hosts Canterbury. Photo / Michael Cunningham Northland Taniwha are going down to Christchurch to create a piece of history by...

Northlanders will need to wrap up warm as temperatures drop to 3C later this week. Photo / 123rf A polar blast is forecast to chill the winterless north, with the region’s temperatures set to...

Canadian team captain Sophie de Goede, left, Emma Taylor and Olivia Demarchant enjoying central Whangārei ahead of their game. Photo / Tania Whyte Northland’s economy will be hundreds of thousands of dollars richer from...

Sixty-one-year-old Nelson Maheno was arrested on Tuesday in relation to intentional damage to the pou whenua desecrated in Kaitaia last Friday. Photo / Supplied A man appeared in Kaitaia District Court yesterday over damage...