Latest from Whangarei District

Ngawha Prison confession from father: 'I failed my son'

Ngawha Prison admission from father: 'I forgot about my son'.

First service station outside Auckland doubles petrol sales

Petrol companies expect over-the-border fuel sales to increase.

Median rent in Northland hits $400

Median rent in Northland goes up by $20 a week in the last 12 months

Old Boys Marist lose bruising Northland premier rugby encounter

Wellsford pip OBM in a rugby thriller in Whangarei

Disabled waka ama paddler off to world champs

Andrew Priest will wear the silver fern and represent NZ at the World sprint waka sprints.

Truck tyre slashed 12 times endangering truckie and other motorists

"This was more than a childish act, this was done by someone with stupid intentions."

Enough abuse: Veteran rugby ref quits

Gavin Benney to quit as rugby referee after years of abuse.

Veteran's granddaughter welcomes plans for Māori Battalion museum

The new museum at the Treaty Grounds is due to open for Waitangi Day 2020.

Bold plan to fence out predators

The fence would stretch 8.5km from coast to coast south of Cape Reinga

Mum, daughter murdered: How killer got his guns

Details emerge of how mum and daughter were shot on Mt Tiger in Northland.

Man killed in truck crash south of Whangārei

Man, 53, dead after car and truck collide.

Pensioner stuck with infected garden waste after MPI U-turn

Pensioner thought she was doing the right thing by removing infected plants.

Drugs claim: 'What kind of people take P into a children's ward in a hospital?'

A woman said she found a bag of P on the floor of Whangārei Hospital's children's ward.

Tourism sector didn't get say in tax talks

Plans announced for border levy to help fund conservation and tourism infrastructure.

Residents fume after HNZ pays $1.35m for parkland

Neighbours unhappy with housing plan asking whether they can buy the land back.

Drivers in fatal crash knew each other

Two men driving separate cars that crashed south of Whangārei knew each other.

Northland shooting: Police complete investigation into double-killer

Psychotic gunman Quinn Patterson killed two people during a property inspection.

Mum slams drivers after breaking her neck when knocked off her bike

"Overnight I've morphed into an old person with dementia. That's how it feels."