Whangārei-born musician Youka Snell is one of the key performers in a new album by international hit children’s TV show Bluey, and her music is heard by millions around the world. Growing up as...

Comment I suppose it was inevitable I should come down with a bug this past week. You may recall last week, while Mrs P and I were babysitting Miss 22 months, an emergency ensued...

(From left) Carlos Torres (second prize black and grey), Matt Jordan (first prize black and grey) and his client, Lee Johnson at the Gods of Ink tattoo convention. Photo / Supplied A Northland tattoo...

The Bay of Islands will be chocka with classic cars all this weekend as Cruz’n the Bayz makes its way around the Mid North. Photo / Peter de Graaf Petrolhead heaven It’ll be petrolhead...

State housing in Upper Hutt (file photo). Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson A sizeable chunk of state housing is on flood prone land, and Kāinga Ora continues to put new builds on land it...

Tiny fragments of the pest plant alligator weed can survive as fragments for years, and people are being asked to notify their regional council if they spot any growing Photo: Supplied/ Rural Contractors NZ...

Possums and other pests devastate Northland’s native forests and wildlife, but fightback has seen more than 700,000 pests trapped by conservation groups in the region in the past 10 years. More than 700,000 pests...