Northland teacher Patrick Heke struck off for hitting students with a stick and a guitar
The name of the school has been suppressed to protect the identity of the students involved. However, the…
Northland quakes this week: Scientists log cluster in Kerikeri inlet
In the last month, the network had not “detected” any earthquakes in the region. However, ESNZ scientists manually…
Northland mum Kari Muller gives birth to 13lb 6oz son Lewis at Whangārei Hospital
“Then we had a scan at 37 weeks which kind of agreed that he was tracking large,” Kari…
Northland kiwi chick rescued from swimming pool filter
The clip shows Boyce and a work colleague taking off the filter cover, then Boyce reaches in and…
Government’s proposed homeless ‘move on’ law branded pointless by Northland advocates
“Our main streets and town centres have been blighted by disruption and disturbance,” he claimed. “Businesses are declining…
Northland community ready to celebrate Parakao Hall’s centenary
Leeuwenburg said the March 14 event was a chance for community members present and past to come together…
Northland tourism slump: Wild weather hits businesses this summer
“Those weather events have a big impact; we lost a week of business in January and January is…
Person dies in single-vehicle crash at Mahuta Gap, rāhui in place
Local iwi Te Roroa advised the rāhui applies for about 2.5km from the Mahuta Gap entrance, extending towards…
Kaihū dog attack: Mihiata Te Rore’s brother speaks of loveable, staunch sister
Munual was in Auckland at the time, his phoned turned off. When he later turned his phone on,…
Auckland and Northland hospitals hit by ‘major’ IT outage
“The PACs system impacted by the outage is a critical function of our hospitals which clinicians rely on…
Woman scammed out of $15k by caller pretending to be from bank
A man who allegedly scammed an older woman out of $15,000 by pretending to be from a bank’s…
Northland must not be sidelined in Government infrastructure plan – business group
Minister Chris Bishop last week tabled the Government’s national infrastructure plan in Parliament. It sets out a 30-year…