Stories by Peter de Graaf

A precious taonga stolen from a museum dedicated to the memory of the legendary 28th Māori Battalion has been recovered.

An Auckland holidaymaker is recovering from a serious assault after being mistaken for someone else at a Kaitāia supermarket.

A small coastal town in the Bay of Islands is mourning the loss of a much-loved member of the community.

Three ships are due at Northport, at Marsden Point this summer, each carrying around 700 passengers, as a welcome boost to Whangārei's tourism.

Two public meetings this week will help set a path forward for New Zealand's sixth-biggest island.

The roading agency is due to make a public announcement about the closure, which is expected to start after Waitangi Day and last until Easter.

Far-reaching proposals for protecting Northland's rivers and lakes could see stock banned from erosion-prone farmland and up to 10 metres from all waterways.

An occupation on the Far North's Karikari Peninsula is due to end Wednesday evening after a landowner agreed to hapū demands.

Very few people report their own murder - but that's exactly what Dave Davan did as he lay dying in hospital. Audio

Dog-related injuries had cost New Zealand a whopping $15.8 million in the year to 30 June, figures from ACC show.

A new initiative is aiming to break down barriers holding people back from signing up for a career with the police.

A Far North man suffered minor injuries in a fire that destroyed a home in rural Kawakawa this morning.

Yoga and frisky felines might not seem an obvious combination, but for the owner of one yoga studio, they are a perfect match. Audio

A burst beanbag put wildlife in peril last summer, sparking a long and expensive clean-up on Moturua Island.

Calls are growing in the Far North for stricter dog control - and more prosecutions of owners who flout the rules - after two deaths in little more than a year.

Plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of New Zealand's northernmost railway are picking up steam.

An iwi ranger on the Far North's Karikari Peninsula says a furore over a beach access road is highlighting wider problems of vehicle damage to dunes and sacred places.

Residents of a Northland valley hope they will be safe from future storms after the demolition of a bridge they blame for flooding.

An occupation is under way in the Far North where hapū are upset about a landowner's plans to put an access road through sand dunes they say are wāhi tapu.

A family member at the scene in the town of Moerewa told RNZ his aunt has been killed. It is understood two other people were injured.

Few New Zealanders live further from the nation's centre of political power than the residents of Te Hāpua.

Having a secure roof over his head will be "life-changing" for a Kaikohe man, who is likely to become a tenant in a new social housing development.

The first stage of a "groundbreaking" community housing project will open in Northland next week.

Moko Tepania - who was "blown away" and hoped just to be nominated - was due to receive his award in Belfast, Ireland on Wednesday evening.

Paint dumped in a stormwater drain caused serious pollution near Paihia over the weekend.