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...

The man has appeared in Whangārei District Court. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A fruity snack has landed a Northland man behind bars on burglary and firearms charges. Senior Sergeant Christian Stainton said...

A new Keeping of Animals Bylaw proposes compulsory microchipping and desexing for any cats older than four months. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf New Far North bylaw will require all cats aged over...

Photo: Supplied / DoC A stranded juvenile pygmy blue whale, approximately 14-15 meters in length, has been freed. The whale was first reported to the Department of Conservation on Monday morning, but was freed...

A Cavalier King Charles dog. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Police are investigating the disappearance of more than a dozen dogs in a saga with complicated plot twists involving the SPCA, an animal rescue charity and...

Firefighters extinguish a fire in a Whangārei woman’s car, one of a spate of arson attacks in the suburb of Tikipunga. Photo: Supplied A Whangārei woman is distraught – as well as out of...

Police were appealing to the public for any information or sightings of two vehicles of interest – a 2012 grey Ford Ranger, registration GJC586; and a white or light grey 2001 Toyota Harrier, registration...

CCTV image of a man in relation to an ongoing homicide investigation in Northland. The images were edited by NZ Police around the man’s face before publication by media. Photo: Supplied / New Zealand...