Waipu Cove Surf Life Saving Club captain Kath Manning is expecting a busy summer season. Photo / Michael Cunningham Lifeguards are back on Northland’s beaches from this weekend, and they are expecting more rescues...

New Far North mayor Moko Tepania with pupils from Te Kura o Te Kao at the formal pōwhiri for the new council at Waitangi yesterday. Photo / Tania Whyte Hope came to life at...

Retired farmer Brian Attwood leading the Whangārei protest on his 50-year-old Massey Ferguson tractor. Photo / Michael Cunningham Roaring tractors and blasting horns could be heard on the central streets of Northland towns today...

Hospitality New Zealand president and Schnappa Rock Restaurant & Bar owner Nick Keene casts a light on staff shortages in Northland. Photo / Supplied Eighty-seven per cent of Northland businesses say they are understaffed...

Whangārei runner Sam Rout about to win the Tāupo Ultramarathon 50km race last weekend, his first time running an ultramarathon. Photo / Supplied Whangārei’s Sam Rout has always been a keen runner. But even...

Lake Taharoa, the biggest of the Kai Iwi Lakes. Photo / NZME Lifeguards could be patrolling Kai Iwi Lakes in future – but only if a review shows it is where they are needed....

Professional firefighters have reignited industrial action after bargaining hampered again. Photo / Michael Cunningham The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has resumed industrial action to “keep pressure” on Fire and Emergency New Zealand...

Raimond Donk/Stuff Labour Weekend isn’t always a chance to get away from it all, with popular holiday spots like Warkworth, in north Auckland, troubled by congestion during holidays. (File photo) Labour Weekend might be...

Locals share their views on the election of Moko Tepania, from left, Tracey Albert, Annie Hilton, Ram Podal and Maryn Ashby. Photo / Peter de Graaf The election of 31-year-old Kaikohe teacher Moko Tepania...

New Far North mayor Moko Tepania with Te Kura o Te Kao students at the council pōwhiri. Photo: LDR/ Northern Advocate / Tania Whyte Hope came to life at Waitangi yesterday as 500 people...