William Richard Cash, 77, was sentenced in the Kaikohe District Court today to eight and a half year’s jail for ‘abhorrent’ historical sex offences against children. Northland police have welcomed a prison term handed...

Kathryn George/Stuff William Richard Cash was sentenced for sexually abusing children. A 77-year-old man has been sentenced to eight and a half years’ imprisonment for a “raft” of “abhorrent” historical child sex offences. William...

Whangārei’s new $33 million Hundertwasser Art Centre is facing a loss of $800,000 this year, as Covid-19 restrictions, cyclones and closed highways cut international visitors. A bail-out from Whangārei District Council has averted liquidation...

A rare Charles Frederick Goldie painting depicting a Ngāpuhi chieftainess is going under the hammer in Australia, but a Māori rights expert has warned of the impact of the sale on the subject’s descendants....

Parua Bay School Aquabot team, The Floating Toasters – Alex Balcombe, Issy Nudds and Max Stallworthy – won the Intermediate class of the NZ National Aquabot finals in December and Issy and Alex are...

Whangārei’s CBD is not viewed as a welcoming place, Chamber of Commerce president Tim Robinson says. Photo / Tania Whyte There are calls for more officers on the beat as police data reveals the...

Rawinia Everitt has been named as the new head coach of the Northland Kauri. Photo / Adam Pearse Poor execution in the last quarter is among areas Rawinia Pera Everitt is keen to fine...

Marion van Dijk/Stuff Police received a report of a burglary on Port Rd at 4.51am. (File photo) Police have launched an investigation after ramraiders targeted a store on Port Rd in Whangārei early on...

Whangārei’s Pohe Island Destination Playground is closed until the start of the Easter school holidays for planting work. Adventure playground closed until school holidays Whangārei’s Pohe Island Destination Playground, which opened in December, is...