Latest from Aupouri Peninsula

PM vows Dame Whina's legacy will be taught in schools

Statue to 'Mother of the Nation' Dame Whina Cooper unveiled in Panguru before huge crowd.

'Mother of the Nation' immortalised at Panguru

Statue based on iconic photo of Dame Whina Cooper and mokopuna starting 1975 Land March.

Avocado orchard attacked as water tensions escalate

Houhora community sharply divided over use of vital aquifer as avocado industry booms.

Best of 2019: Baby great white shark smallest recorded in NZ

Baby great white shark a rare find on Northland's 90 Mile Beach delights shark experts.

An orca family captured by drone in the Houhora Harbour

Video shows what appears to be a large male, a female and a calf playing in the water.

York proving mind over matter

Steve York did just three road rides before tackling four laps of Lake Taupō in 33 hours.

High Court reserves ruling on Northland appeal

Ngati Kuri Research Unit attempt to block water take for avocado in the Far North

School bus tragedy: Parents call for bus warning lights

Ten years ago Coroner called for flashing lights on school buses - but nothing happened.

12yo girl struck by truck after getting off school bus

Twelve-year-old hit after getting off a school bus north of Kaitaia on Friday.

North Hokianga 'a sitter' for dark sky status

Official dark sky status could boost boutique tourism in the area, proposal's backers say

Great white shark leaping from water at wharf sparks warning to swimmers

''I pointed out roughly where it was...10 seconds later there it was, unbelievable.''

Vandalism prolongs day-long power outage

Sunday's eight-hour planned power outage could be the Far North's last.

Injured veterans reach Cape Reinga after gruelling ride from Bluff

Riders' injuries ranged from double amputations to PTSD.

Tramper 'lucky to be alive' after nighttime fall down 20m waterfall

Woman, 24, rescued from rugged Raetea Forest south of Kaitaia.

Mycoplasma bovis understood to be in Kaipara

Ashley Cullen is urging Northland farmers to register for NAIT.

Man left with nothing but undies after fire

Far North man scrambles out bedroom window as fire guts home.

Man's clean up work estimates 85 tonnes of plastic and other trash on Ninety Mile Beach

More than 85 tonnes of plastic and other trash on Ninety Mile Beach.

Chilean admits causing fatal crash

Chilean man pleads guilty to Far North crash which killed two Houhora women.