People spell out the words Say No! on Ruakaka Beach, in protest of plans to establish sand-mining operations there. Photo: Supplied A petition of 14,000 signatures in opposition to sand mining at Te Ākau...

A horse roaming in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki. File picture. Photo: RNZ / Jean Bell Northland horse riders are kicking up a stink over a proposed new rule that would mean...

NorthTec Level 4 cookery student Astyn Hobman-Williams with a ‘Tex-Mex wallaby quesadilla with parmesan mayonnaise’ at Northland Field Days. Photo: suppled People who tasted wallaby quesadillas at the recent Northland Field Days are still...

No Sand Mining Bream Bay protest banner hangs at Ruakaka Beach. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 14,000-signature petition against a proposed fast-tracked sand mining operation off Northland’s Bream Bay is due to be...

The 91-hectare fire was mostly in young pines and slash. Photo: Supplied / FENZ A major clean-up is underway at Northland’s Waipoua Settlement as residents return after last week’s ferocious forest fire. Iwi leader...

Photo: 123rf The ‘world’s worst marine pest’ continues its spread, the government has responded with a $6 million boost in funding, it has been a shocking month for shootings in Whangārei, a dolphin has...

Newly-discovered dense caulerpa meadow on sandy shoal at Motukiekie Island, Bay of Islands. Photo: Supplied / LDR / NRC The government is throwing more than $6 million at developing world-first industrial-scale technology to fight...

The Waipoua River fire remained at 91 hectares with a 5.8 kilometre perimeter. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel Evacuated residents from Waipoua will begin returning home on Sunday evening after Fire and Emergency said...

A helipad. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd A hospital in rural Northland says it needs $20,000 to complete an overdue upgrade of its helipad. Hauora Hokianga in Rawene provides essential health services to remote...

By Thursday 27 February, the Waipoua forest blaze had grown to 96 hectares, with a 4.5 kilometre perimeter, Fire and Emergency NZ said. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel There will be a big push...