The five Far North Latin dancers who helped set a world dance record in Cuba are Patricia Scott (left), Johnny Ploke, Leona Burrell, Mercedes Gonzalez and Gustavo Hernandez. Photo / Supplied Davis descendants to...

The thoroughbred racing industry is worth around $16.4 million a year to the Northland economy, a new report from New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has found. Northland’s horse racing industry is in sound health, with...

Transport Minister Simeon Brown recently announced roadside drug testing would be introduced by the end of the year. Northland road safety advocates are praising the Government’s move to introduce legislation enabling roadside drug testing...

Business Tai Tokerau chief executive Darryn Fisher says the Government needs to take bold and swift action to restore business confidence, while Dr Clair Mills from Child Poverty Action Group says Northland youngsters worry...

Young people and children in Northland are waiting up to 400 days to access mental health services, a wait which can exacerbate their situation, counsellors say. Photo / Lynda Feringa Northland youth in need...

Four people suffered moderate injuries in a crash, after earlier failing to stop for police near Paihia. Four teenagers were taken to hospital with moderate injuries after the vehicle they had allegedly stolen crashed...

Marchers listen to speeches at Whangārei’s Laurie Hall Park ahead of the hīkoi. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf More than 1300 people have marched through Whangārei as part of a national day of...

Photo: 123RF Four teenagers have been injured after crashing into a ditch while avoiding police in Northland. Police were alerted to reports of a stolen vehicle travelling on Puketona Road, outside of Paihia, around...

Enchanter skipper, Lance Goodhew, on trial in Whangārei on 6 May, 2024. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A three-week-long trial sparked by a maritime tragedy that claimed five lives near North Cape has...

About 60 people, many of them connected to the Hokianga-based Palestine Solidarity Group, turned out to show their support for a Far North District Council call for a Gaza ceasefire. Photo: RNZ / Peter...