Northland

Whangārei police have arrested a driver they say was tailgating other motorists and overtaking on blind corners.

Kaitāia police were called to Mary Hassett Street after reports of the shooting.

Helicopters are due back in the air to help battle the scrub fire that has destroyed about 20ha of vegetation.

Over the years, confusion has clouded the understanding of moko. So what is it really about?

The fire near Whangārei, which is now 20 hectares, escalated quickly, Fire and Emergency says.

A 13-hour outage forced many shops to close or switch to cash-only transactions for a day.

There is currently no estimate for the restoration time.

Police in Mangōnui have launched an inquiry to find the offender and establish what occurred.

Police are investigating after a baby was flown to Starship Hospital with serious head injuries.

Mystery surrounds a large, ornate Māori carving found washed up on a Northland beach.

Two police officers and two other people have been injured after a vehicle crashed into the site of an earlier crash.

A car was found on fire in front of a house on Kiripaka Road about 5.30am on Thursday.

The hub will be based around the former Forum North headquarters, only partial use since the council vacated the building for its new civic facility.

The newly restored Cape Brett Hut is one of a handful of huts run by the Department of Conservation in Northland.

A person has died after being found unresponsive in the water at a popular Northland beach.

A surge of visitors post-Christmas is just what the Bay of Islands needed, business owners say