Former Whangārei mayoral candidate Alex Wright is concerned about the city’s new $59 million civic centre. Photo: NORTHERN ADVOCATE / Tania Whyte Whangārei’s new $59 million civic centre is a leaking monstrosity with potentially...

Kiwi/Aussie band Coterie will headline the Northland Fritter Festival in Whangārei on Saturday Northlanders love their music and their fritters – so there’ll be widespread relief when the Northland Fritter Festival returns this weekend...

A Northland school has apologised after served students uncooked chicken for lunch on Wednesday, with some taken to hospital over the incident. Kaitaia College, which has almost 900 students, said some of them “started...

Firearms seized during Operation Cobalt searches in the Far North. Photo / NZ Police Northland police have discovered guns, ammunition, drugs and stolen property while executing 10 search warrants under Operation Cobalt. The searches,...

Gary Loveland was on trial at the Whangārei District Court. Photo / Supplied A convicted meth cook has been cleared of gun charges after successfully arguing he had been set up after a car...

Janette Vallance with one of the sanctuary’s lions. Photo: RNZ / Sam Olley Lions, tigers and a leopard face possible euthanasia in Whangārei after the financial collapse of their cat sanctuary home. The Kamo...

Andrea Loggia is thrilled he can finally offer true “Italian hospitality” at Sovrano Estate and Restaurant after getting his liquor licence. Photo / Jenny Ling It’s taken just over five months, but Andrea Loggia...

A weather bomb on February 24 caused widespread flooding and slips in and around Mangawhai, above on Waiteitei Rd, during Northland’s wettest summer on record. The Winterless North may have to change its moniker...

Bridge at Lang’s Beach showing scouring around the abutments. Photo / Supplied OPINION Last weekend in Whangārei we had a welcome reprieve from the horrors of the past month with sunshine for three wonderful...

New figures show not many Northlanders are prepared to officially complain about potholes. Potholes are the bane of Northlanders’ lives, causing damage to vehicles, piling on costs and creating huge inconveniences. But for all...