A man has died after getting into difficulty in the Awanui River near Kaitaia today. Emergency services were called to the river at 10.40am. Tragically the man, aged in his 50s, was located deceased...

The Ministry of Health can today confirm that the woman who recently travelled from overseas and completed their stay in managed isolation in the Pullman hotel in Auckland has subsequently tested positive for COVID-19....

The tracks were initially closed on 1 April for seven days, but DOC staff believe there is still potential for aggressive behaviour by the dogs towards people, and are taking a precautionary approach by...

CEF CEO Juliet Petersen is thrilled to see these partnerships continue to benefit isolated, rural and regional young students (16-25) with such a meaningful contribution to their further education, particularly after the difficult circumstances...

On 1 April, DOC closed tracks in the Te Paki Recreation Reserve-Twilight Beach area after members of the public reported seeing packs of menacing dogs. Up to four packs of feral dogs were seen,...

Northlanders will no longer automatically have to go to Auckland for lifesaving heart procedures like angiograms, angioplasty and the insertion of pacemakers, thanks to new operating theatres and a cardiac catheter laboratory opened at...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Health Minister Andrew Little have joined a ceremony to bless the site and workers for Phase Two of the redevelopment of the Bay of Islands Hospital in Kawakawa today....

“This portfolio of 12 projects will see over $20 million invested into creating jobs and controlling predators in vitally important areas; protecting our forest giants, the kauri, restoring important dunes and wetland systems in...

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that Police should not have started pursuing a Mazda near Kaitaia in the early hours of 10 October 2020. The fleeing driver crashed the Mazda seconds after...

As stated by Northland District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill: Police acknowledge the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority relating to a pursuit prior to a fatal crash in Kaitaia. On 10 October 2020,...