Mayor says the national leadership roles show the district is progressive and inclusive.

19yo man arrested this morning in Kawakawa after tip from the public.

Moerewa School will remain closed until the end of week, principal announced.

Police are yet to locate David Mane following a firearms incident on Saturday.

Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the North Island.

Four men charged over cannabis-growing operation remain in custody.

Hollie Mcintyre has been given just months to live.

Man jailed for stabbing police dog trying to ram police cars, aggravated burglary.

It looks like a wet Sunday winter solstice.

It's our shortest day - so how much extra daylight can we expect tomorrow?

News snippets from across the region.

Derek Lynn jailed for part in tyre stabbing crime spree.

The mother of Whangārei woman said the ordeal had been highly frustrating

Expensive school holiday airfares deter families from far flung New Zealand destinations.

Her body was found at a rural property last week after going missing last February.

Emergency services were called to the crash around 3.30pm Wednesday.

Public access to iconic surf beach Elliot Bay has been secured.

Finding the beauty in the small, the rural and the unexpected.

Middlemarch has registered New Zealand's coldest June temperature since 2015.

Much of the Central North Island and South Island woke to frosts this morning.

Police have set up a direct phone line for people to call with information about the case.

Police use excavator at rural location where they believe missing woman is buried .

More water storage facilities in Northland in the pipeline.

Bridget Simmonds, then 42, was reported missing on March 6 last year.

Simmonds' mother just wants closure for the family.

Suspicious fire destroys rural community hall.

Union slams Carter Holt Harvey's plan to make more than two thirds of workers redundant.