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,...

As stated by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster: Police have today made a small number of arrests to help ensure community safety and limit any potential further spread of COVID-19. Officers in Christchurch this afternoon...

As stated by Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston, Northland Police: Four people in Northland were arrested in two separate incidents this weekend, after police officers investigating potential breaches of Alert Level 4 restrictions also found...

As stated by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster: After a week at Alert Level 4 Police would like to thank New Zealanders for staying home and helping to limit the spread of COVID-19. This is...

Police can advise that one person has died overnight following a serious crash in Kaitaia. The crash occurred at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Kitchen Road at around 9.15pm on Sunday. One...