Heavy rainfall destroyed about four million young strawberry plants at the country’s three main propagators. Photo: 123RF A Far North strawberry grower has had to diversify its crops this year amid a nationwide shortage...

Far North District Council has been advised to look at staff safety as it considers new rules for companion cats and pesky moggies. But a cat rescue group says tougher laws would be the...

A Northland farmer who tried to burn more than 100 tyres in a rubbish fire polluted the air with black, noxious smoke and contaminated the ground with toxic oil. Bernard Glen Stewart was fined...

Bernard Glen Stewart was fined $33,250 in Whangārei District Court, after admitting to three charges relating to discharging contaminants and polluting the air and groundwater. Photo: Google Maps A Northland man has been fined...

Kaitāia residents say their tap water smells of chlorine, curdles milk in a cup of coffee, fades clothes and sometimes leaves a rash. But Far North District Council says its team regularly monitors the...

In Rangitane, near Kerikeri, local residents place roadside crosses where kiwi have been killed by cars. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The number of kiwi killed by dogs in the Bay of Islands...

A Robinson R22 helicopter was involved in Sunday’s crash in the Far North (file photo) Photo: 123rf.com A helicopter crash that left one person in hospital in the Far North on Sunday is being...

Mud caked high on property in Eskdale, after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Jordan Dunn More than $13 million destined for the country’s cyclone recovery effort is sitting in a bank account collecting dust....