DOC says the Kaimaumau-Motutangi wetland contains many rare and even nationally-critical plant species Photo: Supplied/ Department of Conservation Restoring a Northland wetland illegally drained and sprayed for a watermelon farm will take huge effort...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Shayden Perkinson, 25, died after an altercation outside Whangārei Gull Service Station on April 15. Photo: Photo / Givealittle Two brothers have admitted their roles in the...

Ngāti Kahu o Torongare spokeswoman Nicki Wakefield and kaumatua Richard Shepherd, with Onoke Pā in the distance. File picture. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Whangārei based hāpu are going back to court...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice multimedia journalist, Whangārei of New Zealand Watermelon Distributors Limited’s Paul Martin Harvey was ordered by the Environment Court to stop developments on the protected Kaimaumau-Motutangi Wetland, and to undertake...

Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ After a three-year restoration project, the 101-year-old Te Tii Marae wharenui at Waitangi has reopened its doors.  The marae glow-up includes a paved courtyard, new carvings, and earthquake strengthening...

Boosting Northland’s economy provides major benefit says joint regional development committee chair and FNDC councillor John Vujcich. Photo: NZME via Local Democracy Reporting Development opportunities to boost Te Tai Tokerau’s economy are being put...

(File photo). Photo: A pedestrian has died after a crash in Northland, south of the Bay of Islands, police say. The crash between the pedestrian and a vehicle was reported about 11:15am on Waitangi...

Tamariki, Raupatu Hetaraka from Ngāti Kahu watching the kaihoe at Waitangi Day 2025. Photo: RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell A dawn ceremony has marked the beginning of Waitangi Day commemorations at Te Whare Rūnanga Marae...

People being welcomed on to the upper Waitangi treaty grounds. Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ The thousands predicted to descend on the Waitangi political talks on Wednesday never arrived. While Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi’s tangihanga...

Police in Northland have rescued two teenage girls swept away by strong currents at Waitangi Wharf. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Police in Northland have rescued two teenage girls swept away by strong...