Organisers Verena Pschorn, left, Glenn Davidson and Han Mā are all smiles at what’s on offer at the Whangārei Fringe Festival. Photo / Michael Cunningham The Whangārei Fringe Festival 2022 hits the district’s doorstep...

Jostling for position – the start of the PIC Coastal Classic in Auckland in 2020. Photo / Supplied The PIC Coastal Classic is one of the world’s iconic coastal sailing races, and is held...

Privately-owned CCTV cameras vastly outnumber those owned by police. Photo / George Heard Police will be carrying out an audit into its use of a powerful, privately-owned surveillance network after being caught out inventing...

An ACC sensitive claim client says she is being forced to return to work when she is not ready, because her weekly payment from the agency is not enough to live on. Her weekly...

Learn to juggle among other circus skills at workshops hosted by Circus Kumarani. Photo / Peter de Graaf School kids are hanging up their backpacks this Friday to mark the start of the holidays....

The defendant will reappear in the High Court in two months. File pic Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook A Northland teen has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the High Court at Whangārei this...

Whangārei’s seven would-be Mayors – from left are Mike Budd, Vince Cocurullo, Ken Couper, Brad Flower, Fiona Green, Nick Jacob and Shaquille Shortland. Photo / Michael Cunningham By Susan Botting – Local Democracy Reporter...

Kāinga Ora won’t change its policy of not consulting neighbours on state house tenants in Northland. Photo / Michael Cunningham Kāinga Ora won’t change its policy of not consulting neighbours on the type of...

A small community near Whangārei is rallying around a family devastated by the loss of their young son who died in a tree-climbing accident. Declan Halford, 10, died on his family’s 4ha block on...