A man who had just been assaulted was urged by a gang member to pay up $2500 and was watched over until he went to the bank to withdraw cash. There, the victim sent...

Easy access to booze is having an impact on our roads in the form of alcohol-related crashes. Photo / NZME OPINION Earlier this month I spent a day and a bit back in council...

The site on Carruth St, central Whangārei, (in blue) that has previously been tagged as a potential $60m hotel site, is up for sale while being used as a carpark. Photo / Supplied A...

While milk bottles can be recycled their cardboard counterparts prove more difficult. Photo / NZME Aotearoa may have a clean and green label but on a worldwide scale, we are not an environmentally friendly...

Students were also taught the importance of scooter safety and understanding stop and go while riding to school. Photo / Myjanne Jensen A Far North primary school is using the “fear of missing out”...

Ross Giblin/Stuff The roadworkers had to dodge two cars driving through the closed road area at the first day of roadworks on Kerikeri Rd. (File photo) Roadworkers have copped abuse, had road cones thrown...

The winners of the 2021 Battle of the Teen Bands, Kals Collective, from Kaitaia. Photo / Supplied Teens get set to battle it out The Battle of the Teen Bands, a competition hosted by...

Ross Giblin/Stuff The roadworkers had to dodge two cars driving through the closed road area at the first day of roadworks on Kerikeri Rd. (File photo) Roadworkers have copped abuse, had rocks thrown at...

A trust representing three local hapū has bought a sensitive piece of Northland coastal land off developer Templeton Group. A community group previously tried to buy the land for a reserve but was forced...

A Northland veterinary nurse is resigning after a State Highway 1 closure increased her commute and redirected her along roads she felt “unsafe” on. August heavy rain caused significant slips along Mangamuka Gorge, just...