Northland

The judge said William Stephen Easton's offending spanned four decades including when he was a church leader.

Police are after a silver-coloured BMW sedan without either of its number plates in connection with the robbery,

Major delays are continuing on State Highway 1 north of Whangārei after a crash near Hikurangi this morning.

Two close calls this week has Fire and Emergency asking Northlanders to avoid lighting fires this weekend.

Northlanders are being warned the region faces some tough choices as biosecurity officials grapple with an ever-growing number of invasive pests.

The Hill Street junction is often described as the worst intersection in New Zealand. Audio

Emergency services were called after a woman's friends observed her entering the water, but not returning.

The body of a woman missing near the mouth of the Waipu River in Northland has been found, police said.

The move goes against a directive issued by former director-general of health Sir Ashley Bloomfield. Audio

Police have charged a 48-year-old man with murder in relation to a fatal house fire in Whangārei in April this year.

Three men have been arrested and charged with multiple crimes.

The company is expanding its storage facilities after it agreed to build a bitumen import terminal for Fletcher Building subsidiary Higgins Contractors at Marsden Point.

A mammoth effort from volunteers has seen the majority of the pod refloated.

Toa Pitman is wanted for an alleged "violent" family harm incident - and has several other arrest warrants for other offending.

The highway was closed for more than an hour, causing long queues in both directions.

A police spokesman says no search is underway - the boat's last known location was about 50 nautical miles offshore.

The inmate's death is currently being treated as unexplained.

There is serious concern for the missing vessel and its occupants.

Gavin Benney wants to halt his council's drinking water fluoridation implementation.