The young girl exposed the abuse happening to her in class to her friends triggering an investigation. Photo /123RF WARNING: This story deals with sexual abuse and may upset some viewers. A young girl...

OPINION: I’ve always been a fan of watching television. As a child in England, I can vividly recall the time my teacher asked our class to study a book for a memory test. The...

Veon Smith has been missing since 4 June. Photo: Supplied/ Police Police are concerned for the welfare of missing Whangārei man Veon Smith, and are asking anyone who has seen him or knows where...

Ian and Muriel Hodgson, from Onerahi, were married the day before Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. Photo / Michael Cunningham Seventy years ago when the late Queen was about to be crowned and...

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...