Refining NZ says it needs to deepen Whangarei Harbour's channel but iwi are not sure.

Whangarei police increase patrols after three aggravated robberies in 15 days.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

The weekend will be mainly fine across the country.

A strong February has seen Northland's house prices hit a record median.

The killer whale was likely the same one that stranded in Whangarei Harbour last year.

Whangarei MP Shane Reti was one of about four people who helped community worker Carol Peters when she collapsed at Opera in the Garden.

School hires skipper to ferry students off Great Barrier Island in rough weather.

A volunteer group advocating for, among other things, fair outcomes in the justice penal system and rehabilitation of prisoners has formed a branch in Northland.

Weather watches or warning are in place for most of the upper North Island as more rain is forecast over the week.

A German tourist is considering leaving the country after thieves stole all his possessions in Tutukaka.

A jury trial for six men over the largest seizure of methamphetamine ever in the country will be April next year.

A father and son have been fined for running a black-market crayfish operation.

Two Auckland teenagers are gutted after having their bikes stolen at Whangarei Falls on Sunday.

A stray cat found in a loose leg-hold trap has had to be put down.

Police say they do not know the identity of a Whangarei officer accused of sending explicit text messages to a young woman.

Man arrested after five hurt in gang-related shooting.

A woman living near a property where five people were injured in a gang-related shooting heard glass smash and a man yelling 'help

Woman heard fighting and crying before five people were shot in Whangarei last night.

Tuakana Matthews failed to return from a release to attend his father's funeral in Whangarei.

Aggressive divers took more than 500 scallops in an incident at Whangarei Heads.

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The race for the Te Tai Tokerau seat is expected to be close after the Maori Party agreed not to stand in the electorate to ensure

In a bid to win back all seven Maori seats, Mana Movement will contest only the Te Tai Tokerau seat at this year's election while Maori Party will not stand in that electorate.

A High Court judge has questioned why a Whangarei man is appealing the destruction of his dog which attacked a postie - when his prized

The Maori Party and the Mana Party are about to sign an agreement that's expected to involve electorate deals designed to enhance

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

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Twenty-eight potential sites for a new airport have been identified in Whangarei.