Northland Regional Council chairperson Pita Tipene at the council’s inauguration ceremony. Photo: Supplied / LDR Northland local government leaders are reacting cautiously to news of Te Tai Tokerau’s proposed first rates freeze in a...

By Penny Smith Scientists are asking people to watch out for any Māui or Hector’s dolphins spotted in North Island waters, and report them. Māui dolphin are critically endangered, while Hector’s dolphins are vulnerable....

Kāeo’s water treatment plant has resumed operation after a 67-day shutdown, just in time for Christmas. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Far North town has received a very welcome Christmas...

A tara iti and chick at Waipū. Photo: Supplied / Darren Markin The Department of Conservation is pleading with dog owners not to let their pets roam in nesting sites used by New Zealand’s...

The Commodore had been fitted with red and blue lights in the front grille, like an undercover police car. Photo: Supplied/NZ Police Officers in Northland who pulled over a fake undercover police car –...

The location of Coppermine Island (Mauipane), east of Whangārei. Photo: Google Maps Human remains have been found on an island off the coast of Northland. On Saturday afternoon, police said they were discovered on...

Hapū members from Te Whānau Moana me Te Rorohuri work to protect sand dunes from vehicles. Photo: Victoria Lelo Kapa-Kingi Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North’s Tokerau Beach have forced...

Photo: Part of State Highway 1 in Northland is closed following a serious crash. Police said the two-vehicle crash happened between Greenway and Mountain roads in Kaiwaka on Saturday morning. Officers were called to...

Most commercial fishing for spiny rock lobster – better known as red crayfish – off Northland’s east coast had already stopped under a voluntary industry closure. Photo: RNZ /Dom Thomas Commercial and recreational fishing...