Latest from Whangarei District

Teen's mum praises 'hero' mates after freak skate accident

Injured skater's friends stopped the bleeding, called 111, kept calm and stuck with him.

Whangārei at risk of looking lawless after weekend brawl - judge

"What makes this pretty bad ... is the arrogance of it."

Watch: Gone in 60 seconds - thieves loot store's cigarette shelves

Terrified worker hides in back room as four males strip tobacco products.

Shane Reti: Medical workforce crying out for GPs

It's time to ensure health spending is delivering more frontline services.

In a shocking state: Motorists seek compo for damage incurred on state highways

Irate motorists want compensation after suffering vehicle damage on Northland roads.

'So, my personal life has been largely on hold' Principals' celebrated for their work since Covid-19

'Tu Meke Tumuaki' week is celebrating the work of Northland principals.

Northland mum teaches how to save money and still make good, healthy kai

Haurora Wānanga is part of the winter wellness campaign encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

'Twindemic' of Covid, flu hammering Northland schools

At Kerikeri High, Northland's biggest school, up to 30 teachers are off sick each day.

Rise of the anti-social customer: Wife locked man in bedroom to protect delivery driver

Sociologist recommends ways to achieve more tolerance in society.

Twist in $17 million Lotto winner's property dispute with woman

Mark Lipsham had only known Kim Helmbright for eight weeks when he gave her $2.8m

Kāinga Ora spends nearly $10m on 13 standalone houses

Kāinga Ora has plans to buy more standalone houses in Northland.

'Smells like death': Thousands of pipi wash up dead

Samples of the dead pipi are being collected to determine what caused the mass deaths.

'It is up to us, as members of Aotearoa, to work towards racial unity' : says Northland teen on winning Race Unity Speech Awards winner

Northland student is named the joint national winner of the Race Unity Speech Awards.

Northland rangatahi claims a double with speech and table tennis wins

Whangārei teen wins big at Race Unity speech contest and secondary schools sports titles.

Police searching for man who allegedly shot at police, due for trial

Trial was due to begin this month for Cliff Wharerau and 5 others accused of kidnapping.

Man denies murdering Hokianga mum Gaelene Bright

The man accused of murdering Northland woman Gaelene Bright can now be named.

'We are basically in a crisis': Northland's ECE centre director on the Teaching Council fee and levy changes

Northland's education leaders ponder upon the effects of the Teaching Council fee changes.

'There's a lot of vigilante talk': Ram raids keep business owners up at night

Northland business owners are having sleepless nights after two ram-raids in one weekend.