NZ Police/Supplied Gaelene Bright, 69, has been described as kind, generous and enthusiastic. Police have finally been able to confirm the body found in Waipoua Forest earlier this month was Northlander Gaelene Bright. The...

FC Whangārei Women’s team has registered its first win in the Northland 2nd division and first-time coach, left, Marc Perales is proud of the players’ team spirit. Photo / Avina Vidyadharan A new football...

Connie Takimoana/Supplied Ruth Takimoana, 71, died after she fell while using a hallway phone at Whangārei Hospital in 2019. A woman’s death following a fall at Whangārei Hospital was preventable, a coroner has ruled....

Schools in Northland and Auckland are tackling truancy by hiring people to knock on doors and talk directly with families. Photo: 123rf Principals told RNZ they wanted to support people to get their children...

Former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels is rarely seen without a pōtae (hat). Photo / Michael Cunningham A Northland kaumātua and former government minister has won a formal apology from New Zealand’s biggest bank...

A young kiwi nearly died after being hurt in a possum leghold trap. The traps must be checked daily and should be set off the ground to avoid kiwi. A conservationist is calling for...