Latest from Northland

Honest locals save the day as cash blows down main street
Takeaways owner stunned as locals return every lost dollar - and more.

So regular we are used to it': 2000 hospital workers attacked on the job a year
"Sometimes, physical abuse is so regular most of us are used to it."

Whangārei social advocate vying for two seats
Housing and homelessness top priorities for Northland social advocate.

Health cost from dust in Northland $3m a year
Dust from unsealed roads is killing one Northlander every two years.

'Massive' illegal seafood haul: One man's 97 flounder, 677 oysters
Bay of Islands seafood haul shocks fisheries officers

Search warrants by police at Northland properties
Police raid sees two Northland properties in lockdown.

Tobacco sold to underage customers in Whangārei
Medical Officer: "Retailers are contributing to nicotine addiction by selling to children"

Brutal invasion: Victim had 'no chance' against intruders
A Mangawhai man was badly beaten during a brutal home invasion.

Gun owners hand over 106 firearms to Northland police
Gun owners have handed over 106 firearms and 161 parts and accessories in Northland.

Fisherman survives six hours in water after falling from back of boat
Rescue helicopter crew winched the 73-year-old to safety.

Rents put squeeze on Kaipara families
A weekly round-up of community news and events from the mighty Kaipara District.

Six hours trapped in water: Man critical after incident in Northland
Rescuers pulled the man from the water just before 6am today.

Attack on pou 'an attack on us and our culture'
The two carved pou marked boundaries of a conservation area at Tauroa Pt, near Ahipara.

Murder most fowl: Two dozen chickens killed in attack
Attacks started in January; so far at least 24 chooks have been killed by wandering dogs.

Gun buyback sees 68 guns handed over to police at Waipū
The first rural gun buyback held in Northland saw 42 firearms owners hand in 68 firearms.

People queuing for first gun buyback and amnesty event in Northland
First buyback and amnesty event in Northland a success.

Tourist walks from fatal charges after own investigation
Former MP Mike Sabin's investigation helps clear tourist driver of fatal charges.

One person killed in three-car crash on 'wretched' Northland road
The area where the accident happened is reportedly a common crash site.

New Zealand's story deserves a fitting end at Cricket World Cup
Game of Thrones has taught us the Black Caps are the rightful holders of the World Cup.

$1.1M for tourism infrastructure at Matapouri
$1.1M for tourism infrastructure at Matapouri

Jonah Lomu's relative facing life in jail over meth bust
Her charges relate to the country's largest methamphetamine bust.

'Everything lit up in front of us': Young family's car hit by lightning
"I've never seen anything like it ... it was terrifying."

Batten down the hatches: Wet and wild weekend on the way for New Zealand
Brace yourself, New Zealand, few places will be dry by Sunday evening.

Day off from wild weather, but reprieve short-lived
You don't get all that lovely green scenery for nothing, New Zealand. More rain on way.

'Nora's Ark' to protect kauri from dieback threat
More than 75,000 kauri to be planted on dieback-free Māori land beside sacred Takou River.

Forestry jobs in danger: Sharp fall in value of log exports
Tough times for forestry workers in Northlanders as wood prices plummet.

The Holy Trinity to electoral success for Brian and Hannah Tamaki
David Fisher analyses the plan behind Brian and Hannah Tamaki's political ambitions.