The timber-framed structure, elevated 10mm above a concrete foundation for airflow and durability, boasts a double-door entry system to prevent escapes. Inside, it’s a cat’s playground: DIY poles, ramps, a tunnel, a swing bridge,...

“The guys didn’t have time to take anything but did land some blows and cause damage with their weapons on our displays and security door before taking off.” The Advocate understands that a nearby...

For some of our children, this is far from reality. Instead, they are trapped in a maze of intergenerational harm they can’t escape on their own. This is what is driving much of the...

With a real risk of an outbreak now on New Zealand’s horizon, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) representatives and leading industry officials were working hard to prepare for the possibility, focusing on such issues...

Whenua is a New Zealand Herald project to show and tell stories of our land and explain how our history affects the present day. In the 1970s, a historic Ngāpuhi pa, Pākinga, was seized...

AA Northland District Council chairwoman Tracey Rissetto said the news was “fantastic”. “It’s a game-changer for Northland. “You look at what a game-changer it’s been for Hamilton. “It’ll release the capacity we have up...

Artist’s impression of a major public housing development on the former Casa Blanca Motel site on Kauika Road, Whangārei. Photo: Supplied / Kāinga Ora Kāinga Ora has put two major social housing projects in...

But National MP for Northland Grant McCallum said Transpower leaders have now agreed to a community goodwill payment of some form. He met with acting chief executive John Clarke and executive general manager customer...

“It’s always brought up … more so in the last nine months, we’ve been getting phone calls and letters of complaint about insurances going up. “They’re [pensioners] cancelling their life insurance. “If the unfortunate...

The Whangārei man, who is aged in his 30s, appeared briefly during a list fixture this morning in the court. Counsel Harvena Cherrington sought remand without plea for a further three weeks and interim...