The Bay of Islands’ mobile rubbish barge will be back in service this summer. Mobile Bay Rubbish Barge returns The popular mobile summer rubbish barge service will be back on the water in the...

First on the mayoral wish list is the development of a Three Waters solution that respects our district’s continual investment in infrastructure. Photo / File OPINION It’s only six more sleeps until Christmas, the...

Suhil Musa and wife Jehan Mostafa, left, with sisters Shannon and Hannah Jordan during the Arabic Language Week. Photo / Imran Ali Having lived and worked in Dubai, Hannah Jordan couldn’t wait for the...

After 66 years of working as a barber in Whangārei, 81-year-old Phillip Benfell has retired. Photo / Tania Whyte Veteran barber Phillip Benfell has hung up the clippers and retired after 66 years of...

WDC AV technician Benji Cochran, Bell Tech owner Tim Bell and WDC events co-ordinator Lana van Bergenhenegouwen working with Sound Cave to set up the event. Photo / Tania Whyte Santa will be landing...

Kaipara Kumara managing director Anthony Blundell said next year’s kumara crop was “looking awful” due to heavy rainfall since November this year. Continuous sodden weather in Northland has “annihilated” the region’s kumara crops, with...

A town with no dentist looks set to be forced to add fluoride to its water supplies to prevent dental decay. Small towns – including dentistless Dargaville in Northland – may need to take...

Getting in a bit of exercise every day is key to keeping fit during holiday season. You’ve spent all year getting fit, eating a healthy balanced diet, trying to be mindful and taking care...

The scene of a dramatic helicopter rescue at Cave Bay in Northland’s Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve in December, 2020. Photo / Supplied Two Northland students are still triggered by the sight of the...