Latest from Whangarei District

Time for the chop? How public will decide fate of Goodhue's mullet

All Black Jack Goodhue will let the public decide on what happens to his famous mullet.

Best of 2019: Couple among 6000-strong Auckland exodus to Northland

6000 Aucklanders moved to Northland in four years to get far from the madding crowd.

288.2kg blue marlin great start to season

Even though it weighed in at 288.2kg, it was only the third heaviest Haliday had caught.

Pod of pilot whales spotted, locals asked to report sightings

The pod was last spotted close to shore off Marsden Point yesterday.

Adam Pearse: Reflecting on a year in Northland sport

A lot has happened in the sporting sphere for Northland's athletes - here's the best of it

Best of 2019: Dark future of Whangārei city centre

There are 48 empty shops in the Whangarei CBD.

'Chockablock': Holidaymakers at standstill on SH1 north of Auckland

Traffic at a standstill north of Auckland as holidaymakers head away.

Northland-based nurse in Samoa escapes the worst

Tafale Maddren made sure everyone in her village was vaccinated.

Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America

Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America

Appeal board rules that ice cream makes you happy

Whangārei resident complained over sign outside a Maunu dairy.

Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats

Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.

Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site

Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.

St John told to scale back sausage sizzles

St John in Paihia have been told to scale back their sausage sizzles after a complaint.

Talks between port leaders under way soon

Northport and Tauranga port bosses welcome long-awaited release of ports report.

Hapū versus iwi over the land on which proposed port sits

There are unresolved issues over the land on which the proposed port would sit.

Wayne Brown: 'Once in a lifetime' port move must be seized

The lead architect of the plan to move Auckland's port North writes on what it promises.