Police cordon off a property at the centre of a homicide investigation on Taraire Street, Kaikohe. Photo: Emma Stanford / RNZ Police say they have found DNA which they believe to be linked to...

Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Police cordon a property on Taraire St in Kaikohe, where a woman died after a home invasion on Thursday night. 71-year-old Kaikohe woman Linda Woods was killed on Thursday night during a...

By Denise Piper of Whangārei Boys’ High School Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Northland high school involved in the death of a student at Abbey Caves had two other students suffer serious injuries...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon WARNING: This story deals with sexual abuse and may upset some readers. A young girl hung her head before withdrawing...

Waimamaku community stalwart Venus Cherrington has been awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) in the King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list for her service to health and the community. But, she says, there’s an...

IBF women’s world heavyweight champion Lani Daniels has been welcomed home in Whangārei after her community organised a special homecoming. Droves of whānau, friends and community supporters crowded Pīpīwai Rd on Friday to welcome...

Whangārei JP Ralph Correa has been recognised for services to the Indian community in Northland. Photo / Tani Whyte A Queen’s Service Medal* awaited Ralph Correa after more than a decade of advocating for...

Rawhiti’s Rana Rewha at Omakiwi Cove with caulerpa washed up on the beach. Photo / Susan Botting Boaties from around the world will soon be banned from stopping at one of the Bay of...

Whangarei Boys High School/Supplied Whangarei Boys’ High School moved into its new $50 million campus in 2022 but a former teacher says there were safety concerns working around contactors. (File photo) The Northland high...

By Mike White of The RMS Niagara, which was sunk by German mines off Bream Head, Whangarei. Photo: Wikimedia Commons For 30 years, officials and politicians have been warned about an oil-laden shipwreck on...