Northland mayors urge local focus in Government plan to scrap regional councils
The public has until next February to give its feedback and it won’t be until after then that…
Boy airlifted from Northland’s Kaikohe School to Starship Hospital in critical condition
Staff called 111 and the boy’s whānau, who arrived quickly on site. The school said its emergency procedures…
Northland’s Kaipara District records one of the highest voter turnouts in New Zealand
It comes amid concerns about falling turnout in much of the country – the national average is 38%,…
Local elections 2025: Follow all the election results as they come in
Kaipara mayoral hopeful Jonathan Larsen leads Snow Tane by 53 votes. A similar situation has unfolded in Whangārei…
Northland crayfish closures proposed to combat kina munching through kelp forests
The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) welcomed the announcement. ELI legal adviser Reto Blattner de-Vries said the charitable trust…
Harley-Davidson at centre of Northland drug bust, Operation Freya, forfeited to Crown
The seizures included 17kg of methamphetamine, 5.44kg of MDMA, 1kg of pseudoephedrine, $70,000 in cash, two firearms, ammunition…