Latest from Whangarei

Rugby: Blues out for revenge
The Blues will have revenge on their minds when they host Super rugby strugglers the Cheetahs in Whangarei tomorrow.

Seventh fatal police shooting in 11 years
Today's fatal police shooting near Napier is the seventh in just over a decade, since Waitara man Steven Wallace's death in 2000.

Peaceful hikoi marches down Queen St
The organiser of a hikoi which marched peacefully down Auckland's Queen Street today says the new foreshore and seabed legislation breaches the Treaty of Waitangi.

Trainee doctor dies during dive
Jacob Beck-Jaffurs, who was in his final year of medical school, has died after a spear-fishing trip near Tauranga.

Jail for bank boss who stole $200k from accounts
Former bank manager Vanessa Adams' family and friends sobbed openly in court as she was sent to prison for stealing more than $200,000 from customers' accounts.

Mother's quest to help son
Four-year-old boy is battling one of the world's rarest genetic diseases

Vandals paint swastika on Northland sports stadium
Ground staff have painted out about 10 slogans, including a swastika, at Toll Stadium in Whangarei.

Sacked policeman fails to win back job
A Whangarei policeman sacked after he was acquitted on an assault charges has failed to win his job back.

Officer breaks down at inquest
A police officer who was driving a patrol car that struck and killed a 16-year-old walking along a state highway at night gave an emotional apology.

Cop denies texting at time of fatal crash
A police officer has denied he was texting when the patrol car he was driving hit and killed a 16-year-old youth in Northland in 2009.

Old couch scrubs up into a petrolhead's dream
Two Northland dairy farmers have come up with a novel way to express their boyracer tendencies - from the comfort of their own couch.