Latest from Kaitaia

Mystery over woman's disappearance

Jen Whittington has done all she can to find her friend, 42-year-old Aucklander Anna Louise Hynes, and now all she can do now is hope.

Two tourists 'kidnapped' in Kaitaia

Two Czech Republic nationals ran for their lives yesterday morning after they were allegedly confronted by a 47-year-old man armed with a rifle.

Life in jail for thistle grubber murder

A man who murdered an Auckland man with a thistle grubber has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 21 years.

Taunts fail to stop trial

A High Court jury trial was interrupted but not aborted despite comments directed at some of the jurors outside the Whangarei courts.

Business figure faces sex charges

A 37-year-old Kaitaia man charged with 17 sexual offences, mostly against juvenile boys, has lost suppression and can now be named.

Businessman befriended young victims

A Kaitaia businessman befriended boys in the community before allegedly sexually offending against them, in the third similar case to hit Northland.

No prison for abusive mother

A mother has escaped a prison sentence for an "orchestrated campaign of abuse and neglect" against her preschool-age child.

State housing shuffle fair use of stock

Editorial: It is hardly surprisingly that many state-house tenants in Glen Innes are angry about being asked to leave homes they have inhabited for years.

Guilty of bush murder

Wayne Bracken was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Jack Davis in 2011. But co-accused Neville Dangen, 24 was found not guilty of the same charges.