Kaikohe Berries general manager Todd Jackson shows visitors around Ngāwhā’s strawberry-growing operation. Photo / Peter de Graaf “Hugely transformational” and “a big vote of confidence in Kaikohe’s future” — those are just a few...

OPINION I’m sure all of us, at some stage, have come across people who are totally unaware of their immediate surroundings and bump into you or block the way ahead. Think Nana up for...

The SPCA recommends researching boarding kennels before booking in your dog. Photo / NZME Anyone operating a boarding kennel has to be aware of the minimum standards laid out under the Code of Welfare...

Judy Murray is devastated after her beloved dog Astro was run over and killed after going missing from Doggies and Moggies boarding kennel and cattery in Haruru. Calls are growing for a Far North...

It was 3.9C at the Whangārei Airport today. Photo / NZME It was a frosty morning today with the weather station at the Whangārei Airport recording a cool 3.9C. This is the equal coldest...

Whangārei man Veon Smith’s life will be celebrated today. The family of a Whangārei man found dead in a popular reserve after being missing for five days will be farewelled today. Veon Smith, 48,...

Stuff Two people died in crashes near Whangārei last wek. (File photo) Two fatal crashes happened near Whangārei last week, and now Northland police are seeking witnesses. The first crash happened just after 7pm...

The two girls were on pedestrian duty when the man dragged one down the road. Photo / 123rf A man who preyed on two Whangārei primary school girls for months before eventually dragging one...

A $1.74m government loan will help develop an avocado orchard on 20ha of iwi land near Dargaville. A Northland iwi’s commercial arm has been given a $1.74 million government loan to develop an avocado...