The huia tail feather sold at auction for $46,521. OPINION Joe Bennett is a Lyttelton-based writer and columnist. He has been writing a column since 2017. The winning bid was $46,521. The auction room...

One of the 1308 piles sunk into the Mangamuka Gorge repair project on State Highway 1 in the Far North. The four-year repair job to fully fix State Highway 1 over Mangamuka Gorge in...

Anchors securing the wall deep into the hillside are installed at slip site A12. Photo: Supplied/Waka Kotahi The nation’s most troublesome stretch of State Highway 1 – through Mangamuka Gorge south of Kaitāia –...

Northland identity Heather Ayrton, who died earlier this week, with her iconic photo of Dame Whina Cooper firing a rifle (at a possum) Northland identity and fierce supporter of the country’s heritage Heather Ayrton...

Fire and Emergency and Hato Hone St John crews also reportedly attended the scene. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen One person has been confirmed killed in a crash that blocked a road in Northland...

What the? A Parua Bay couple came home one day to discover their previously unobstructed coastal view had been interrupted, without warning, by the construction of this 10.1m-high tsunami siren. Other Whangārei Heads residents...

New Zalanders will be celebrating King Charles III’s birthday with a long weekend. Photo / AP If you are not sure how you will enjoy the long weekend to celebrate the King’s Birthday, the...

The Normans are a typical Whangarei family, including dad Campbell, 8-month-old Kyroh, mum Shania and 3-year-old Harper-Gene living in a rental in Regent. They will receive $145 a fortnight in tax cuts and FamilyBoost...

Northland Regional Council chair Geoff Crawford. Photo / Michael Cunningham The Northland Regional Council has been told to sort its ‘dysfunctionality’ as chairman Geoff Crawford survives the organisation’s second leadership coup in six months....

Kerikeri businessman Jason Vokes says lowering the speed from 80km/h to 50km/h along Kerikeri Rd will add to traffic congestion. Photo / Jenny Ling Far North residents are questioning the “crazy” logic of slashing...