Northland’s community is grappling with the imminent closure of its leading hospitality training provider. The shutting of the QRC Te Tai Tokerau will force school leavers to travel large distances to seek qualifications, and...

Waitomo Papakāinga chief executive Katie Murray at today’s hīkoi. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf More than 100 people marched down Kaitāia’s main street on Thursday morning to highlight what organisers describe as a...

South African oxygen weed, or lagarosiphon, could have completely choked Lake Ngatu if left unchecked. Photo: Supplied / NRC / Trevor James An invasive aquarium plant that threatened to choke a Far North lake...

Marino Wikaira was exceeding the 100 kilometre speed limit when the fatal crash occurred. (File photo) Photo: RNZ A Northland mother who drank 18 premixed vodkas one night before Christmas then drove while still...

Waipiro Bay. Photo: supplied A Bay of Islands residents’ group is challenging a government decision to allow a controversial marina proposal to go through the fast-track consent process. Hopper Developments and Azuma Property are...

The Environment Court has granted consent for a major expansion of Northport, located near Whangārei at Marsden Point. Photo: Supplied Northland’s port company has been granted consent for a major expansion by the Environment...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Blade Herbert has been sentenced for his role in a home invasion and kidnapping. Photo: NZME A man who had been kidnapped in a “drug deal gone...

There are now a total of nine measles cases across Northland. Photo: Supplied/ US CDC Three new cases of measles have being reported in Northland, and people who have attended exams at Kerikeri High...

Lactation consultant Janine Parsons and maternity quality and safety leader Lou Rowden check milk before it’s stored in the new freezer. Photo: Supplied / Te Whatu Ora The response to a new breast milk...

Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER State Highway 10 has reopened in the Far North after an Armed Offenders Squad callout near Karikari Peninsula. Police said a section of the road was closed while officers...