Stuff Two people died in crashes near Whangārei last wek. (File photo) Two fatal crashes happened near Whangārei last week, and now Northland police are seeking witnesses. The first crash happened just after 7pm...

The two girls were on pedestrian duty when the man dragged one down the road. Photo / 123rf A man who preyed on two Whangārei primary school girls for months before eventually dragging one...

A $1.74m government loan will help develop an avocado orchard on 20ha of iwi land near Dargaville. A Northland iwi’s commercial arm has been given a $1.74 million government loan to develop an avocado...

Don’t be afraid to empower staff, it’s their workplace as well and usually they want the same things that management wants. Photo / 123rf OPINION It seems fairly self-evident that poor behaviour from staff...

Far North deputy mayor Kelly Stratford says there is nothing to stop residents “from driving and delivering a dog park themselves”. Photo / Jenny Ling The Far North District Council has pushed “paws” on...

Donattions are being sought for Hato Hone St John Ambulance in Northland for the purchase of generators for its stations. Photo / NZME This June, Hato Hone St John in Northland is trying to...

NRC marine biosecurity officer Toby Dickson attaches the edge of a heavy tarpaulin mat to the Albert Channel seafloor in the New Zealand-first caulerpa treatment trial set up in the Bay of Islands on...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Reginald Hannah has pleaded not guilty to one charge of assault on a child and one charge of offensive behaviour over a frightening incident outside a school...

A new speed camera is being rolled out in the Far North in an effort to improve safety on the highway. The Far North is to get its first fixed speed camera — and...