Latest from Whangarei District

Best of 2019: The arsonist within the ranks

He should have been putting out fires, but instead he was lighting them.

Drug addled youth now running rehab programme

A Kaitaia youth that went through a drug rehab programme, is now helping to run it.

Higher honours on Cooper's horizon

Could we see Onerahi Central's Henry Cooper in a Black Caps uniform in the near future?

Gun buy-back: Criminals and gangs should be focus of police - sport shooting representative

Government rushed process and should have waited for inquiry to be completed - opinion.

Hapu irate at breaches of rāhui at Mermaid Pools

Hāpu to seek police help in enforcing a rāhui over the Mermaid Pools.

DoC trying to free orca trapped in cray pot line in Whangārei Harbour

DoC trying to free orca trapped in cray pot line off Tutukaka

NRC spends $99k in fight over mooring structure fees

Northland Regional Council spends up large fighting couple over remission of mooring fees.

Householders could lose homes after rating arrears

Far North homeowners could lose their properties due to long-overdue rates.

Four men involved in Ōtangarei riot sentenced

Dominque Ormsby landed a coward punch to the back of a policeman's head during a riot

Residents call for more police presence to catch speeding drivers

Proposal to reduce speed on a number of high-risk Northland roads.

Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues

Grayson was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma when he was eight months old.

United: We want the port, say Northland's elected leaders

Kaipara mayor Jason Smith: "There is nothing stronger than an idea whose time has come."

The Advocate says: The North must fight for Auckland's port

The Advocate says Northland must fight to take Auckland's port.

Road to redemption: Roswell's remarkable Black Sticks return

It's been four years out in the cold, now Dwayne Rowsell is back with a point to prove.

York proving mind over matter

Steve York did just three road rides before tackling four laps of Lake Taupō in 33 hours.

Scammer ordered to pay back $7000 to victims in online ticket scam

A Whangārei woman has been ordered to pay back money to victims she "ripped off".