The measles virus is very contagious and can be serious. Photo: Supplied/ US CDC Health authorities are urging anyone who went to a production at Kerikeri High School earlier this month to stay home...

One of the calves found on the farm. Photo: Supplied / MPI A Northland man has been fined $15,000 for cruel treatment of calves he was supposed to be raising. Animal welfare inspectors found...

Tai Rāwhiti, Bay of Plenty and Northland have historically had low rates of vaccination. Photo: Tom Lee / Stuff A mobile vaccination clinic will be available in Northland this week following the identification of...

Measles symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, sore red eyes and a rash that begins on the face. Photo: Supplied/ US CDC This article’s headline has been amended to say four cases have...

Measles symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, sore red eyes and a rash that begins on the face. Photo: Supplied/ US CDC Four measles cases have now been identified in Northland, with one...

All five occupants were asleep when a couch on the front deck was “deliberately set alight”, police said. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Police investigating a suspicious house fire in Whangārei are seeking information...

Demi, a tabby in a tunnel, awaits a new home. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A new bylaw in the Far North makes it mandatory for cats over the age of four months...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of The Northland man linked to the Two by Twos continues to have name suppression. Photo: NZME / Shannon Pitman A Northland man linked to the religious sect...

Photo: AFP / nobeastsofierce / Science Photo Library A new measles case has been found in the Bay of Islands, Northland, Te Whatu Ora says. The case was notified to public health services on...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice multimedia journalist of Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf WARNING: This article discusses allegations of child abuse and may be upsetting to some readers. On a chilly evening, a...