Can't afford to buy a house in Auckland and think you're running out of options? Ruled out Tauranga and Hamilton? Where are the next northern property hotspots?

Suspicious behaviour at a coastal holiday home has led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Northland.

Charges of receiving kauri gum worth $25,000 have been withdrawn against a Whangarei man.

From the "doh" files: An eagle-eyed Advocate reader today drew our attention to this recently-erected sign on State Highway 1 just

An internet "pop-up" ad saying she had won US$3000 worth of travel saw a Whangarei woman fork out $1264 for a trip she didn't want

Two large humpback whales put on a spectacular show for boaties and those watching from land as they played in Whangarei Harbour.

The Northland ringleader of the operation that produced the largest amount of methamphetamine ever cooked in New Zealand has pleaded guilty to a raft of charges.

An isolated Northland house was used by a family, their friends and acquaintances to cook meth "hard out" while it was covertly watched by police, a jury heard.

A Whangarei nurse who unsuccessfully challenged a drink-driving charge has been convicted and ordered to pay a fine.

Whangarei mechanic Michael Smith's job title usually doesn't include rescuing cats - but today was a different story.

Unrepentant former Northland church leader has been jailed for 20 years for systematically grooming and sexually abusing a dozen girls for more than a decade.

A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?

Whangarei's most successful businessman has made a "generous" contribution to the building of the Hundertwasser Museum.

Northland's top roading cop is "horrified and astounded" after a driver was stopped allegedly doing 165km/h on a busy stretch of Northland state highway.

A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.

A collision between a car and a logging truck near the Otaika Shops in Whangarei has caused a traffic back up this morning.

Nazi concentration camp survivor Bob Narev has spent his life trying to warn people about the dangers of standing by and letting others be cruel.

Roadworks on the Brynderwyn Hills are already $3 million over budget, Northland MP Winston Peters says, claiming the blowout will rise and put at risk other vital roading projects.

What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.

Warning - contains offensive language: A Whangarei police constable racially abused a Maori man several times before his arrest for assaulting police, a jury has heard.

Paul Harris is on trial in the High Court at Whangarei having pleaded not guilty to the murder of Joseph Rowland Keogh last year.

A crash involving a logging truck in Otaika Valley Road has become the seventh logging truck crash in Northland just over seven weeks.