Whangārei’s Pohe Island Destination Playground is closed until the start of the Easter school holidays for planting work. Adventure playground closed until school holidays Whangārei’s Pohe Island Destination Playground, which opened in December, is...

Repairing SH1 over the Brynderwyns in Northland. Photo: LDR / Northern Advocate / Waka Kotahi Northland is facing an early Cyclone Gabrielle damage bill of more than $70 million – with major increases expected...

Several hundred Department of Conservation walks, facilities and sites are still closed by storm damage from Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding earlier this year. The sites include some of New Zealand’s most iconic visitor attractions,...

Several hundred Department of Conservation walks, facilities and sites are still closed by storm damage from Cyclone Gabrielle and flooding earlier this year. The sites include some of New Zealand’s most iconic visitor attractions,...

The Prime Minister’s recent announcement about speed limit changes has forced a review of Waka Kotahi’s plans for major speed reductions on Northland’s state highway network Photo / Michael Cunningham Waka Kotahi is reviewing...

NZ students are struggling in core subjects such as reading and maths. Photo / 123rf New Zealand’s once world-leading school system is in trouble. Literacy and numeracy rates continue to decline across the board,...

Te Whiu kuia Matireamokura Allen signs the lease agreement. Photo / Peter de Graaf A sprawling Bay of Islands farm has been leased to a Northland hapū ahead of its return as part of...

Whangārei MP Dr Emily Henderson, pictured here giving her maiden speech in Parliament, is getting out of politics at the next election to get back into her important legal work. Many of you will...

Whangārei Hospital responds to questions about its Covid-19 isolation policy. Photo / Michael Cunningham. Procedures for handling Covid positive patients at Whangārei Hospital are being questioned after a man who tested positive was kept...