Peter de Graaf

A Northland photographer whose images immortalised the social upheaval and flower power movement of London's 'Swinging Sixties' has died aged 85.

Beefed-up transmission lines allowing more energy to be produced in the Far North, and a grid-scale battery to keep the lights on if the national grid fails again, are among options being explored…

The descendants of some of Northland's earliest European settlers are using rugby to reconnect with family left behind more than a century ago. Audio

There are also "a number of gaps" in the roster for the rest of the month, a leaked staff memo says.

The Electricity Authority has confirmed it is investigating the national grid operator following the collapse of a pylon earlier this year.

The collision left one man with critical injuries and sank a historic ferry

The local MP described the $1 million as a "goodwill payment"because neither Transpower nor Omexom were under any legal obligation to pay compensation.

A Northland business group is welcoming the heavy focus on infrastructure in the government's list of local projects singled out for fast-tracked consenting.

Any such speculation is "utterly wrong", Shane Reti says.

Fire investigators are still working to establish the cause of a blaze that scorched almost 180 hectares in the Far North.

A major new housing development in central Kerikeri will change the face of the Bay of Islands town by removing its distinctive, 90-year-old eucalyptus backdrop.

The number of vessels calling in to the northern city is going from zero last year to four next season - and possibly as many as 30 by 2044. Audio

Karnin Petera's parents say they support outdoor education, "we just don't want any more children or teachers to die".

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith hopes to be the minister that finally gets a long-awaited settlement with Ngāpuhi across the line - but how that happens will up to the hapū.

Consent has been granted for a solar power station at Ruakākā in Northland that will produce more than three times the energy of the biggest solar farm currently operating in New Zealand.

Andre Petera and Alicia Toki had concerns about the school caving trip - but "had so much trust that the school would look after my son".

Schoolboy Karnin Petera's grieving parents are among those expected to address the court.

It wants power to make companies give information in future investigations, such as that into the downed pylon that cut power to Northland this year.

National grid operator Transpower says it is exploring options for investing in the region following the collapse of a power pylon that led to a large-scale blackout.

Northlanders affected by the toppling of a power pylon that caused widespread power outage still question the issue of compensation.

William Stephen Easton, 79, was remanded in custody where he will await sentencing in December.

Regaining the trust of hapū, ensuring the voice of youth is heard and "stabilising the waka" are some of her goals.

The former deputy principal has been in jail since 2013 for offences against boys while he was a teacher at Pamapuria School, near Kaitāia.

A proposed new pet bylaw would also bans roosters and pigs from urban areas.

Police say three cars have been set on fire in the suburb of Tikipunga this month, all of them on people's driveways in the early hours of the morning.