A 65-year-old charged with murdering Far North woman Gaelene Bright has appeared in the High Court at Whangārei. Photo: Ministry of Justice website He is accused of shooting her at Waimamaku about May 1...

Former Whangārei District Council chief executive Rob Forlong (left) and Simon Weston, who was appointed new chief executive. Former Whangārei District Council chief executive Rob Forlong has swapped his council hat for an environmental...

Lawrence Smith/Stuff Before his death, Cian Nilsson had been reducing the amount of antipsychotics he took. (File photo) The mental health care a 20-year-old man received in the lead up to his death was...

Residents in a Kamo cul-de-sac want an avenue of 34 magnolia trees cut down in the wake of two broken arms, a twisted ankle, falls and more. Rebecca Van Altvorst, 81, no longer takes...

Pauline Wilson/Supplied The 100 little blue penguins/kororā were found next to a Department of Conservation vehicle track in Cable Bay. A pile of more than 100 little blue penguins was found dumped at Cable...

A high speed chase has ended with two people being detained for questioning over the death of a man in Auckland on Sunday. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police launched a homicide inquiry after...