Measles symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, sore red eyes and a rash that begins on the face. Photo: Supplied/ US CDC Four measles cases have now been identified in Northland, with one...

All five occupants were asleep when a couch on the front deck was “deliberately set alight”, police said. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Police investigating a suspicious house fire in Whangārei are seeking information...

Demi, a tabby in a tunnel, awaits a new home. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A new bylaw in the Far North makes it mandatory for cats over the age of four months...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of The Northland man linked to the Two by Twos continues to have name suppression. Photo: NZME / Shannon Pitman A Northland man linked to the religious sect...

Photo: AFP / nobeastsofierce / Science Photo Library A new measles case has been found in the Bay of Islands, Northland, Te Whatu Ora says. The case was notified to public health services on...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice multimedia journalist of Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf WARNING: This article discusses allegations of child abuse and may be upsetting to some readers. On a chilly evening, a...

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Northland Police are appealing for information about a fire at a house in Whangārei on Wednesday. Police were called to the address on Raumanga Valley Road at around 6.20am....

Cutting the ribbon for the new reservoir are, from left, Te Tai Tokerau Water trustee Kathryn de Bruin, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones, trustee Dover Samuels, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and trust chairman Murray...

Henare hopes to help build a vital hub connecting Māori researchers with people who want research done in Te Tai Tokerau area. Photo: Rose Davis / University of Auckland The son of the late...

Waihekeora Reservoir in June, when it was still filling up with winter rain. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro A major irrigation dam in a drought-prone corner of Northland is to be opened this morning...