Northland
Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway opening pushed back again
Another major highway project is suffering significant delays, with the Pūhoi-to-Warkworth Ara Tūhono motorway not opening until next year.
'No-one's been given a free ride': Record NCEA success rates despite lockdowns
NCEA excellence endorsement rates increased to record levels in Auckland, Waikato and Northland last year.
Call for hapū-led solutions to impacts of sea level rise
Time is running out for hāpori communities in low lying coastal areas, with calls for a hapū-led solutions to be front and centre to reduce the impacts of rapid sea level rise.
Swapping crops and building communities...
Each week in Northland, people with excess garden produce meet to give it away to others. The crop swap meetings are about living sustainably, building resilience and strengthening communities. Audio
Former addict working on doco as Northland meth use spike revealed
Former meth addict Holly Beckham - who is from Northland, where use of the drug spiked last year - says she's now "happy", something she never thought possible.
Northland hospitals full and short-staffed even before holiday influx to region
Northland hospitals are full and short-staffed, as the region expects more visitors and therefore more demand over the long weekend.
Giving coffee a shot
Rob Schulter grows coffee in Doubtless Bay in the Far North. He's just sold two thousand coffee tree seedlings to locals in the hopes they'll add to Northland's commercial coffee production. Audio
Milking time at Belle Chevre Creamery
Jennifer and David Rodrigue have a small herd of bell-wearing goats at their Waipu farm. The goats browse on trees, shrubs and grass and produce milk that's transformed into award winning cheese. Video, Audio
Legal fight launched over Northland rescue helicopter base shift
Opponents of shifting the Onerahi emergency rescue helicopter are set to legally challenge Whangārei District Council to stop the service's base shifting from Kensington to the airport.
Marsden Point refinery protest scales back
The organiser of a protest outside the former Marsden Point oil refinery insists anti-vax campaigners have left.
Tamariki Māori going unprotected against Covid-19
Most Te Tai Tokerau schools are not holding onsite Covid-19 vaccination clinics due to concerns about anti-vax retaliation.
'I don't believe that we're under a democracy' - Marsden Point protesters rally
Police say there are now 90 demonstrators outside the former Marsden Point refinery, but they remain peaceful.
Protesters set up camp at former Mardsen Point refinery
A protest at the former Marsden Point oil refinery is being monitored by the police.
The bridge between heaven and earth
Wellingtonians Gijs and Trish Veling were looking for the perfect place to retire - they found it up a gravel road near Kaeo and live as gently as they can on the land. They have a bountiful organic… Audio
Roading leader calls for judicial review after government cans Whangārei's four-lanes
A Northland roading leader is calling for a judicial review of June's government decision to can the multi-million four-lane highway from Whangārei to Port Marsden.
Pair killed in Kaeo highway crash named
Police have released the names of two people who died in a crash near Kaeo on State Highway 10 on Saturday.
In pursuit of the perfect peanut
Can New Zealand grow peanuts suitable for peanut butter? Eight varieties are being trialed in Northland and one looks particularly promising... Audio
Caravan fire victim's death to be referred to coroner
A person's death in a caravan fire near Kaitaia in Northland is not being treated as suspicious.
'Greed and destruction': Call for closure of all scallop fisheries
The closure of most of New Zealand's last remaining scallop beds around Auckland and Northland is being labelled a dramatic last ditch effort to save the species.
