Kevin Page is stumped about how to get out of weeding the garden – until he comes up with a cunning plan. Photo / 123rf OPINION Picture me, if you will, sitting at my...

The water bore being drilled at Tokareireia/Monument Hill in Kaikohe. Reliable water back-up Kaikohe could have a reliable back-up water source within months, when a bore project is due to be completed. Central to...

The multimillion dollar cost of an upgraded Mangawhai wastewater scheme could be significant for the Kaipara District Council. About 23,000 people lived in the district in 2018 Photo: Flickr user Sids1 / CC BY...

Cyclone Gabrielle brought widespread flooding to Kaipara including here at Kaihu Valley. Photo: Northern Advocate via LDR Northland’s worst-hit Cyclone Gabrielle district is deferring more than $10 million of planned work rather than almost...

Regular strength training exercises can also strengthen your immune system. Your immune system is an amazing inner machine that does an incredible job of defending the body against invading micro-organisms, so it’s good to...

Lake Ōmāpere, near Kaikohe has been badly degraded by land use in the area, pest weeds and algal blooms. Photo: Supplied – NIWA/ Paul Champion Ngāpuhi are looking for words to be put into...

Dave Ferguson and Tash Massey-Ferguson’s lives have been turned upside down by Dave’s sudden onset of chronic pain. Photo / Tania Whyte A man who once worked as Whangārei’s fix-it man has spent the...

There was plenty of fun and entertainment for the whole family at the Waipū Easter Carnival on Saturday. The annual event, held at Caledonian Park, drew hundreds of extra people to the town on...

Flooding on Walton St, Whangārei as Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Why is your council request taking longer than usual? Here’s the answer. It has been almost two months since Civil Defence declared a State of...