Huhana Lyndon and Richard Shepherd lodged a proposal to change the name of the Whangārei suburb Kamo to Te Kamo. Photo / Tania Whyte Consultation has begun on a proposal to change the name...

Christel Yardley/Stuff One person is dead following the crash on State Highway 12. (File photo) One person is dead and a second in a serious condition at hospital after a Northland crash. The crash,...

Google Maps/Supplied Police recovered a body at the scene of a fire in Kaiwaka on Wednesday afternoon. The death of a person who was found at a property following a fire in Kaiwaka has...

A man died following a water-related incident in Coroglen. Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski A person has died following another water-related incident overnight in the Coromandel. Police said a man has died at Coroglen,...

The meteor’s flash, as photographed over the Far North on Monday night. Photo / Manga Puhi A fireball that travelled across the sky and triggered a series of bright flashes seen from Cape Reinga...

BAYLEY MOOR/STUFF Russell was the first capital of Aotearoa. The name of New Zealand’s first capital, Russell, could be changed back to its original Māori name, Kororāreka. The push for the change in name...

Sovrano Estate and Restaurant owner Andrea Loggia estimates the business is losing around $4000 a day because he can’t sell alcohol from his Italian restaurant in Waimate North. The owners of a Far North...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has Auckland and Northland’s ports in sight. Photo / Jay Farnworth, Michael Craig OPINION Six weeks ago I wrote this in this column: “Niwa is predicting that the cyclone season...

Police have recovered a body after a fire in Kaiwaka on Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency NZ said that crews were called to reports of a house fire around 12.50. When...

Kerikeri-based counsellor Christine Macfarlane suggests taking the pressure off yourself by doing one thing at a time instead of multi-tasking. Photo / Jenny Ling Face up to reality, plan another holiday and take lots...