Johnny Kauwhata, who was assaulted by an able-bodied driver using a disability car park, and wife Liz Kauwhata are welcoming a sharp increase in fines for abusing mobility parking spaces. Photo: Peter de Graaf...

The Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway. Photo: Screenshot / RNZ A 110kmh speed limit has been proposed for State Highway 1, from Orewa to Warkworth. Consultation on raising the speed limits from 100kph for the...

A hymn book used by members of the religious group known as the Two by Twos or The Truth. Photo: Supplied A Northland man has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged...

A hymn book used by members of the religious group known as the Two by Twos or The Truth. Photo: Supplied A Northland man has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged...

Want to farm and don’t have the land? Well, you could try producing salt and drinkable water from the sea. Two enterprising small-scale farmers in the Far North have developed a unit for evaporating and...

Whangārei resident Jenni Moore makes her views known during the pre-meeting rally. Photo: Peter de Graaf / RNZ Whangārei District councillors have voted down a motion to abolish their Māori ward in a two-hour,...

Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Whangārei councillors have voted down a motion to abolish their Māori ward and return to the electoral system used in the 2019 election. Instead, they will retain the...

Thursday’s rally will take place outside Whangārei District Council’s new headquarters, Te Iwitahi. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Whangārei becomes the latest district council to decide the future of its Māori wards when...

Kerikeri retirees John and Lyn Logie, of Kerikeri, study their latest power bill. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The New Zealanders with the lowest incomes pay the nation’s highest power prices – and...