Latest from Northland

Residents demand compensation for tyre damage on 'razor-sharp' rural roads

Tyre shops confirm there has been a surge in repairs linked to recent road re-metalling.

Jury returns verdict in attack where man received 50 blows to his body over 3 hours

Defence lawyer tells jurors 'you have to be sure' before they retired to deliberate.

Last-minute First XV drama: King's clinch final spot in tense semi

King's College will face St Kentigern in the Auckland 1A final at Eden Park.

'Nasty' stomach bug cripples Northland community

Mangawhai Beach School said classrooms had been cleaned thoroughly over the weekend.

On The Up: The Hunger Monster short film shows students' perspective on hunger

Tikipunga Primary School students were asked - if hunger was a monster, what would it look like, and how would it be defeated? Video / I Have a Dream Charitable Trust

90 police from around NZ deployed to Northland after 'call for help'

Police nationwide are being seconded to Northland amid a surge in violent crime.

Editorial: Northland is often our forgotten region, now it needs our help

OPINION: There has been a spike in violent crime in Northland this year, straining police.

Knights of the pool noodle: The quirky sport of jugger draws fans in Auckland

Jugger players bash each other with foam weapons while trying to score with a dog's skull.

Hobson's Pledge billboard: Whānau look at legal options

Don Brash said the group believed it had the correct licence for using the kuia's image.

Jamie Beaton: ‘Sea of mediocrity’ - NCEA is broken and needed to be scrapped

OPINION: It is time to level up our learning system and step into the future.

‘Where’s my girl?’: Mum’s horror realising 11yo wasn't with Kaikohe crash survivors

Staci Walkley, 11, was found dead under her parents’ vehicle after the collision.

'Staffing crisis': Schools roster students home amid teacher shortages

Staff sickness, leave, and a lack of relief teachers have put schools in a difficult spot.

'Chilly feeling': Temperatures set to plunge for much of New Zealand

Auckland Central is expected to reach 5C on Sunday and 3C on Monday morning.

New Zealand's top 10 busiest house builders - how they cope with downturn

Numbers are down but thousands of new homes are being built by the leaders in the sector.

'It's the cost of surviving': MP slams Govt housing policy changes

'Our mokopuna are being raised in the backseat of a car instead of a home.'

Child dies after serious two-vehicle crash in Kaikohe

A family were travelling in one of the vehicles involved in this afternoon's crash.