Latest from Paihia

Paihia: Old-world charm and maritime bliss

Paul Rush visits our sunny cradle of culture where Māori and Pākehā first came together.

Petrol price hike hits Northland hard

Some Northlanders are paying Auckland prices for petrol even without a 10c per litre tax.

Paihia claims crown as 'Hellhole of the Pacific'

Tourist spot defiled by smashed bottles, shot glasses, cans, blood, vomit, used condoms.

NZ's oldest oak tree dies

Oak was brought from England as an acorn in 1824 and was admired by Charles Darwin.

Northland MP's 'coward's punch' Bill drawn

The bill would create a new offence covering fatal unprovoked assaults.

New group puts NorthPort back on agenda

Ports advisory group chair said having the first meeting at NorthPort ''sent a message''.

Tourism jewel: Why Paihia people are battling local thugs

A small group of Paihia residents are fighting to make the region safe again.

Three arrests after P labs bust in North

Two young children living at a Tokerau Beach rental property where police say P was made.

Up, up and away - 104-year old goes parasailing in Paihia

Her adventurous spirit still strong, 104-year-old Ella Bayes goes parasailing at Paihia.

News in brief: man in court after meth raid

News snippets from around Northland

Section of SH11 in Far North closed until Friday

Wet weather has impacted NZTA's ability to do slip clearance work on SH11.

$6.7m pledged for Bay of Islands wharf upgrades

The $5m is in addition to $1.7m announced for the Bay of Islands Airport.

Don't drive tired, judge tells US visitor

US visitor convicted for careless driving causing injury in Northland.

Police recover haul of stolen machinery

Much of the machinery was taken days earlier in a ram raid at a Bay of Islands quarry.

Divers find missing prosthetic arm

Saturday wasn't the first time Ty-Ray White has lost his prosthetic arm wakeboarding.

Divers' amazing discovery after wakeboarder loses arm in Bay of Islands

A Paihia man's missing prosthetic arm found by helpful divers.