If New Zealand’s regions were in a sports battle, superpower Auckland would be losing its strength while small and nimble regions like Northland, Bay of Plenty and Tasman would be gaining the upper hand....

Nick and Lorna Cutts have two years later returned to the exact campsite they were locked down on in 2020. Photo / Michael Cunningham A British couple has returned to the Northland campsite they...

The new NorthTec / Te Pūkenga campus being built at Ngāwhā Innovation and Enterprise Park, near Kaikohe. Photo / Supplied. Tertiary students in mid-Northland will have a brand new, purpose-built base for their studies...

The Whangārei Lions Club’s Fireworks Spectacular is on again this year, on November 5 at Semenoff Stadium. Whangārei’s much-loved Fireworks Spectacular is on again this year, with November 5, Bonfire Night, set to be...

A high-vis vest can have advantages and disadvantages, columnist Kevin Page discovered. OPINION: So there I am this week in the centre of a certain nameless town, doing a bit of work for my...

Brie Bennett – the Under-18 Girls Division winner and runner-up in the Open Women’s Division – at the Aotearoa Māori Surfing Titles in Taranaki, October, 2018. Photo / Dominika Zielinska – Surfing NZ By...

Maggie Lindsay and her dogs Ralph and Tui stand back a safe distance from the stinky plant. Photo / Michael Cunningham After growing for 15 years, a Whangārei woman’s plant has finally flowered –...