Northland

Uncontrolled dogs are savaging livestock in night-time raids on farms in the far north, leaving helpless owners with dead animals and big vet bills.

A staff member at a Whangārei store has been left with serious injuries after being knocked over by a car while trying to stop an alleged thief last night.

A former Whangārei mayor and deputy chairman of the Northland Regional Council has been convicted and fined for two air pollution breaches.

A prisoner who was mistakenly detained an extra 33 days has won $11,000 in compensation.

Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty is promising Northland cash to fix its flood-damaged roads, but cannot say how much or when he will deliver on the commitment.

Mongrel Mob life member Harry Tam wants an apology after he was wrongly implicated in the Northland Covid-19 lockdown. Audio

Far North Mayor John Carter (QSO) will not be slowing down much when he ends New Zealand's longest-serving currently-active government career next month; he will simply be changing gear.

Covid-infected women who triggered an 11-day lockdown in Northland were rejected entry by one government department then approved by another, police evidence shows.

Police are searching for clues about what led up to the discovery of a man's body on SH1, south of Waipu.

Te Whatu Ora's board chair is "disturbed and concerned" by the loss of 24-hour doctor access at Rāwene Hospital, but remains unapologetic.

The SPCA expects to desex 30,0000 animals over two years in a campaign to combat the overpopulation of dogs and cats.

A person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Tūtūkākā, east of Whangārei tonight.

National says the loss of 24/7 access to a doctor at Rāwene Hospital - where there will be no doctor on-site in the evenings or overnight from next week - is "not acceptable".

The Far North Deputy Major says major arterial roads have been left looking like an 'earthquake zone' after wild weather hit the region last week.

Health worker shortages have become so bad in the Far North that Rāwene Hospital will soon have no doctor on-site in the evenings or overnight - and one GP says shortages are threatening lives. Audio

Kaitaia residents may be taking the long way round for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town; State Highway One through the Mangamuka Gorge.

Some farmers in the Nelson Tasman region are still cut off and are forced to dump milk after more severe weather over the weekend.

Authorities trying to curb the flow of illegally obtained two-way radio devices have charged a Northland man with importing them without a licence.