Hunting and Fishing Kerikeri owner Byron Smith wants retailers to have greater powers to detain shoplifters until police arrive. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Northland business leader is imploring shop owners to...

The protesters confront Resources Minister Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Up to 100 protesters have confronted Resources Minister Shane Jones in Whangārei in a show of opposition to two fast-track projects...

Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson. Photo: NZME Kaipara District Council has spent an unplanned $52,000 producing a document which attempts to spell out what legal obligations the local authority has to Māori. Mayor Craig Jepson...

Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson. Photo: NZME Kaipara District Council has spent an unplanned $52,000 producing a document which attempts to spell out what legal obligations the local authority has to Māori. Mayor Craig Jepson...

The woman was not physically harmed but her bag was allegedly taken. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Two teenagers have been arrested after a school staffer was allegedly robbed on her way...

Photo: 123rf.com Police have revealed the man who died while kayaking in Northland on Monday was a 29-year-old with a partner and three young children. Members of Ruakākā Surf Lifesaving Club found the body...

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones said the proposals would give the fishery a chance to recover. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Consultation has opened on a proposal to cut crayfish catch limits off...

Motorists believe the wrong grade and size was used for resurfacing of the road south of Dargaville Photo: Supplied / Rachael Gedye Kaipara motorists are demanding compensation after their car tyres were ripped up...

Ōmāpere and Hillcrest Roads. Photo: Google Maps An 11-year-old girl killed in a crash in Kaikohe last week will be farewelled at Destiny’s Iwi Tapu Tribes Church on the town’s main street today. The...