When the MV Regatta calls into Northport in February with just under 700 passengers on board, it will be Whangārei’s first cruise ship visit in decades. Photo: Supplied The Northland city of Whangārei is...

A humpback whale is seen tangled in a cray pot line during an earlier incident in 2018. Photo: Supplied / DOC / Cat Peters Efforts are continuing to find a humpback whale off the...

Aotea Great Barrier. Photo: Two public meetings this week will help set a path forward for New Zealand’s sixth-biggest island as it grapples with an invasion by one of the world’s worst seaweed pests....

Northland property owners due to pay $90 million in rates on Monday. Photo: Supplied Northlanders are finding it harder to pay their council rates – as the deadline looms for the year’s second rates...

By Rachel Helyer Donaldson File photo. Photo: 123RF The Kaipara District mayor Craig Jepson says the surge of dog attacks in Northland is extremely concerning but the issue needs to be a top priority...