Mayoral candidate Jason Smith displays a graph he says shows plummeting satisfaction with Kaipara District Council. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Roads, rates and Māori wards – those were the three big election...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of A new trial was ordered after the first ended with a hung jury. File photo. Photo: 123RF A police officer who has stood trial twice for an...

Photo: Neil Silverwood Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Deborah Hart and Andie McCombs. First, a controversial West Coast mine has been declined for the fast track process. Is the...

This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Mild Orange perform live. Photo: Mild Orange Mild Orange are a band who met early in life – in fact two of them went to...

Tina Johnson’s home after the tornado. Her bedroom was on the upper level, which was totally obliterated. Photo: Peter de Graaf / RNZ A Northland woman severely injured when a tornado destroyed her home...

Far North district councillors debate joining a Northland-wide council-controlled company responsible for all drinking water and wastewater services. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf All three of Northland’s district councils have voted to create...

Yvonne Chapman died at Onerahi’s Beach Road Reserve on 27 February. Photo: Supplied / Facebook A man accused of fatally shooting his long-time partner in a Whangārei park earlier this year has died while...

Northland police say they’ve carried out 5500 breath tests in the past week alone. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police Northland police say the odds of getting away with drink-driving have fallen sharply, with officers...

The Whangārei District Court Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A name suppression hearing for a Northland man who is linked to a secretive sect known as the Two by Twos and is facing...