Northland boxer Mea Motu has made New Zealand boxing history by beating the 14-year record for the greatest number of national titles held in New Zealand women`s boxing.Mea `The Nightmea` Motu won a New Zealand national title in... Read...

`Continue to pray` was the message sent to an entire cohort of Kaitaia senior high school students when advised of the sudden closure of their school last week.Some 56 Year 11-13 Abundant Life School students have been left high... Read...

Police have arrested eight people in Kaitaia and seized a quantity of methamphetamine and cash. Read...

Several homes have been evacuated in Northland due to a large vegetation fire overnight.Fire crews from Ahipara, Kaitaia, Mangonui, Broadwood, Houhora and Karikari were kept busy battling the blaze, near Ahipara, which spread to... Read...

Police believe they have established the identity of the person whose remains were found in Diggers Valley, in Kaitaia, on Monday. Read...

Northland police are investigating the circumstances around a human skeleton stumbled upon by forestry workers in the Far North. The workers made the discovery on Monday afternoon as they felled trees in an isolated forestry block... Read...

Motorists are being urged to take care on State Highway 1 north of Kaitaia due to a breakout of the Kaimaumau fire.As of 4.45pm today strong winds and high temperatures caused the fire to flare up near the highway about 2km north... Read...

One person has died in a head-on crash on State Highway 1 north of Kaitaia which left several others badly injured. Police confirmed one person involved in the three-car collision had died while one was in a critical condition and... Read...

A helicopter`s circling and fresh crews are on the ground at a bush fire in the Far North.The blaze broke out yesterday afternoon at Waiharara, north of Kaitaia, and has burnt through 300 hectares.Fire and Emergency shift manager... Read...

Crews have been battling the blaze in Waiharara, north of Kaitaia, since 1.30pm. Read...