A massive power outage across most of Northland was entirely avoidable, a major report into the cause has found. The Electricity Authority has just released its review into the collapse of the electricity transmission...

William Stephen Easton, of Kerikeri, admitted multiple charges of historical child sex abuse when he appeared in the Kaikohe District Court Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf A former minister of an underground sect has pleaded...

Series Classification: PG (Parental Guidance) | Find the series here In the midst of political turmoil and national unrest, Wayne, a proud Māori business owner in the twilight of his career, grapples with internal questions...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice Multimedia Journalist in Whangārei of Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The courtroom descended into silence for a one-minute tribute on Friday as one man in the dock had...

James Parker was sentenced to preventive detention in the Kaitāia District Court in 2013. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Convicted sex offender James Parker – in jail since 2013 for offences against boys...

The project’s initial aim is to rid five peninsulas in the Kaipara Harbour of pests such as the stoats, possums and rats seen here, as well as weasels, ferrets, pigs, and feral cats. File...

Firefighters at the scene of one of last week’s arson attacks in the Whangārei suburb of Tikipunga. Photo: Supplied Police are urging early risers in the Whangārei suburb of Tikipunga to be extra vigilant...

Satisfaction with the Far North District Council’s management of dogs dropped from 35 percent in 2022 to 16 percent in 2024. Photo: 123RF There has been a massive jump in aggressive, unsocialised dogs being...

Caltex Kerikeri. Photo: Supplied / Google Maps Kerikeri police have arrested a man they say used a gun to rob a service station – then ran away with only sweets and chocolate. Detective Brooke...

The body was found in a burning car on Ripiro Beach, a few kilometres south of Glink’s Gully (pictured). Photo: Supplied / Phil Astley Police have released the name of the woman whose body...