Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith is seeking National party candidacy for Northland. Kaipara Mayor Dr Jason Smith. Photo: LDR / Northern Advocate He will not be seeking re-election as Kaipara Mayor for this year’s...

Google Maps The Ministry of Social Development building on Memorial Ave in Kaikohe was damaged in the fire, which was allegedly caused by a Molotov cocktail. (File photo) Police are appealing for help to...

Hikurangi Swamp farmers are looking to a new management system for the $50 million Whangārei District Council drainage scheme. Hikurangi Swamp farming leader Geoff Crawford. Photo: Northern Advocate / Michael Cunningham Hikurangi Swamp scheme...

RICKY WILSON/Stuff Police have seized ammo and cash in a Northland raid Police have seized ammunition and cash after executing a search warrant in Northland on Thursday. Around $10,000 was seized, along with six...

A large amount of cannabis, a gun and ammunition have been seized from a Whangārei house by police, and two people have been charged with drug dealing. Photo: 123RF A 40-year-old woman and a...

Bejon Haswell/Stuff Kiwi actor Robyn Malcolm, who stars in This Town and Outrageous Fortune, has been seen in the Far North. (File photo) Some of New Zealand’s best-known actors have been spotted in the...