Voting papers for this year’s local body elections go out to the public on September 16, with the postal vote closing at noon on October 8. Photo / File Northland’s four councils have confirmed...

​A diverse group of seven people have put up their hands to run for mayor in Whangārei – representing all sectors of the community including business, youth, Māori and people with disabilities. With three-term...

Niall Mayson is calling for the speed limit on Kapiro Rd, north of Kerikeri, to be cut from 100km/h to 70km/h before any more preventable injuries occur. Photo / Peter de Graaf Residents of...

Patrick, Linzi, and Dermott Malley from Maungatapere Berries are the first in the country to pay back their Provincial Growth Fund Loan. Photo / Emily Henderson OPINION With near-full employment for the first time...

International students are currently hosted in schools across the Northland region, including Whangārei Girls’ High School, Springbank School, Northtec and Kerikeri High School. Photo / Supplied OPINION The staggered opening of international borders this...

The Whangārei A&P Show is back this December in Barge Park. Photo / Michael Cunningham The Whangārei A&P Show is back this year after being cancelled for only the second time in its history...

A clothes dryer has been blamed for Sunday morning’s devastating house fire. Photo / NZME A Far North family has lost almost everything they owned in an early morning house fire thought to have...

Rick Stolwerk is the only councillor candidate in Northland to be elected unopposed. Photo / Michael Cunningham Langs Beach’s Rick Stolwerk is the only councillor candidate in Northland to be elected unopposed for the...