Rangatahi with disabilities have worse health outcomes than their able-bodied peers, researchers have found. Longitudinal study Growing Up in New Zealand – involving about 4400​ 12-year-olds and their whānau – found disabled youth repeatedly...

A pothole-riddled road in Northland. Photo: Facebook/Northland Potholes Pothole pain is being felt up and down the country, particularly in Northland. The AA says some residents are choosing not to see family or are...

NZ Police/supplied Bridget Odelle Simmonds, 42, was first reported missing in March 2019. The “harrowing case” of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Northland in 2019 has begun with a jury trial...

Denise Piper/Stuff Samuel Pou, 60, is on trial in the High Court in Whangārei for the murder of Bridget Simmonds in 2019. The “harrowing case” of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in...

Some of the 6000 cannabis plants discovered by police growing in five greenhouses near Dargaville. Photo / NZ Police A man in charge of three commercial cannabis plantations with a street value of an...

Picture Northland as the home of the Warriors or the Silver Ferns. Photo / Photosport Opinion Over the time of being in this role, I have noticed our sports fields are a hive of...

Over three months, National’s health spokesperson shadowed medics after hours around the country. He tells investigations editor Alex Spence it confirmed his belief our emergency medical system is at a critical point. One night...

A Kaipara family who lost their home and business in a blaze are being supported by the Kaipara community. A Givealittle page has been set up to help the Kaipara family whose home and...

National’s Northland candidate, Grant McCallum, launched the pothole campaign because “Northlanders are getting sick of the conditions of the roads”. The National Party has launched yet another pothole campaign to highlight the scourge on...

Henry Samuels’ vehicle the night of the head-on crash. Two brothers who were lucky to survive a head-on crash when an oncoming car veered into their lane have a simple message for reckless motorists....