About 10 waka are expected to take part in the February 6 display.

Women accused of attacking 92-year-old in her Bay of Islands home appear in court

The women, aged 24 and 40, have been remanded in custody.

Woman in court over attack on 92-year-old in her Far North home

"He wasn't about himself, he was about everyone else."

Police received reports of an overdue fisherman near Kohukohu around 5.15pm.

The whale was refloated last night but was found dead this morning.

Seriously injured person freed, flown by helicopter to Northland Base Hospital.

Police found the driver, with burns to one arm and other injuries, at a house 3km away.

Costly traffic management plan needed to make long-running Opua regatta legal.

Bill Tuckey, 105, was buried just three months ago in Rawene Cemetery.

Briefings: Building spree creates a risk that development will exceed demand, TEC says.

Union says NZ vocational education is in crisis as jobs go at another technical institute

Dozens of jobs and the Rawene and Kerikeri campuses could face the chop.

Heart Beat series: They told us about their towns. Now hear their views on the election.

Ahead of the election, we find out what Kiwis want and need from their politicians.

Heartbeat Rawene

Hokianga town's volunteer firefighters say theft of their fire siren as low as you can go.