First published on George Ace was found guilty of 46 charges of child sexual abuse. File picture. Photo: 123RF This story discusses details of child sexual abuse. For almost 50 years, a paedophile hid...

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver A store worker has been assaulted after an alleged aggravated robbery in Otangarei on Wednesday night. A group of men armed with non-firearm weapons entered the building on William...

Kimberlee and Gary Whitehead at their home in Pupuke Valley, north of Kāeo. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf Gary and Kimberlee Whitehead have lost count of the number of times their Far North property has...

A treatment plant drawing from the Waitangi River supplies water to Paihia, Ōpua and Waitangi. Photo: RNZ/ Peter de Graaf Paihia’s boil-water notice will continue at least until Monday, the Far North District Council...

Monty Knight. Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles Name suppression for a woman accused of murdering well-known Far North businessman Monty Knight has been extended until April next year while experts determine whether she is mentally fit...

The town supply for Paihia, Ōpua and Waitangi comes from a treatment plant drawing water from the Waitangi River, just upstream of Haruru Falls. Photo: RNZ/ Peter de Graaf People in three Far North...

Top Energy workers at a Kaikohe substation on the evening of a major power cut. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Far North lines company Top Energy says repairs to a substation that failed...

The freshwater gold clam Photo: NIWA Northland Regional Council’s deputy chairperson is urging Kaipara District Council to reconsider its decision to keep Kai Iwi Lakes’ boat ramp open, as the threat of invasive freshwater...

St Paul’s Anglican Church priest Chris Williams with the returned candlestick, dedicated to his grandfather Percy Williams. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf It once was lost, but now it’s found. The parishioners of...

Northland Coastguard Air Patrol conducting the aerial search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Tapotupotu Bay near Cape Reinga. Photo: Northland Coastguard Air Patrol The Police Dive Squad is searching...