A driver asleep in her car on the side of a Northland highway, headlights on and engine still running, was carrying two kilograms of an ingredient used to cook meth, authorities say. Karla Anne Puddick, 39, pleaded guilty in Whangarei... Read...

A Northland prisoner on the run since last Saturday when he failed to return to prison after being granted compassionate leave, has been found and taken back into custody. Police arrested Michael Tautari, 24, at a central Whangarei... Read...

Sentencing of a Northland prison officer charged for unlawfully possessing a firearm and related offending, has been adjourned in Whangarei District Court. Heemi Corkery, 54, a former prison officer at Northland Region Corrections... Read...

Police say four people arrested in a large-scale cannabis bust in Whangārei are Vietnamese nationals.The men, aged 19-33, appeared together before presiding JPs Carl Netzler and Craig Auld in Whangarei District Court on Thursday,... Read...

Meridian Energy is to build a solar farm on 105 hectares next to the Marsden Point refinery, near Whangarei. Read...

The Government says the behaviour of Whangarei state house tenants who have terrorised their elderly neighbours is completely unacceptable and admits Kāinga Ora processes to resolve the standoff haven`t worked. And National... Read...

Whangarei`s mayor Sheryl Mai has conceded Tai Tokerau will not make the 90 per cent double vaccine target by the time the Government makes its decision on moving to the new Covid-19 Protection Framework. But Mai would not say... Read...

The battle over Whangarei`s proposed new Oruku Landing conference and events centre is intensifying as opposing groups run major advertising campaigns. Read...

One person was trapped following a serious crash in Northland involving a milk tanker and a car.The crash was reported to police shortly before 7pm on Flyger Rd and SH1, Mata, near Whangarei. A police spokeswoman confirmed the... Read...

The Taniwha chase their first win of the season as they welcome the Premiership-leading Mooloos to Whangarei. Read...