Stories by Lois Williams

The search for a humpback whale entangled in ropes in the Bay of Islands has been called off for the day.

A Dargaville vet has told Northland farmers what the government refuses to reveal: the location of the farm confirmed to be infected with mycoplasma bovis.

The man who hired the Waitangi Trust's financial manager had known the fraudster for 14 years and thought he was the least corruptible person he knew. Audio

Hapū in Hokianga are backing the idea of a name change for Tūhoronuku.

A private golf course developed by an American billionaire is now subsidising tree-planting efforts across Northland to protect rivers.

Ngāpuhi people living in the South Island say there must be fresh hapū elections for people to represent the iwi at Treaty negotiations.

An eleventh-hour action plan is on the table to save iconic kauri in Northland's Waipoua Forest after intensive discussions between iwi, DOC and scientists.

Developers keen to build a conference centre in Whangarei are eyeing up council funding set aside for the arts.

Northland's Te Roroa iwi has placed a rāhui on fishing and shellfish collecting on the beach where two humpback whales died this week.

Ngāpuhi hapū will head back to the Waitangi Tribunal if Andrew Little insists on a single settlement for the whole iwi, a hapū leader says. Audio

Bio-security experts in Northland have come up with a new device to deal with growing numbers of turtles in the wild.

Business confidence may be on a slide in national surveys - but it's heading in the other direction in Whangārei, according to those who should know.

The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by Mangawhai Ratepayers to continue their court battle over illegal rates.

A Russell man who has just become the first openly gay Anglican to become a priest says others can take heart from his ordination.

Support is growing in the Far North for a popular aged care worker from the Philippines who fears she'll have to leave the country she thinks of as home.

A Māori charter school in Whangārei says it will lose staff who have been critical to its success when it comes under the state education umbrella.

Power and water was cut off, part of the building was flooded and there was rubbish everywhere - now volunteers are transforming the old army barracks into a day centre for homeless people.

Northland people who dread the prospect of living near New Zealand's biggest chicken farm are celebrating after the project struck a setback.

A Bay of Islands boat-builder has lost his long-running battle to be able to work on a coastal reserve.

The Marsden Point oil refinery has won approval to dredge Whangārei Harbour.

Two stores in the Far North have taken glass pipes commonly used to smoke methamphetamine off their shelves, after a plea by locals.

A Northland couple are calling out shopkeepers who sell P-pipes - the glass instruments commonly used for smoking methamphetamine.

Kaipara people who don't want New Zealand's biggest chicken farm in their neighbourhood are stepping up their campaign against it.

Northland's Regional Council is ramping up its response to kauri dieback on private land.

The Ministry of Primary Industries is defending its leadership of the kauri dieback programme.