The sun finally came out over Northland on Wednesday after the region was rocked by Cyclone Gabrielle - but some residents were still being urged to evacuate. Read...
Dargaville businesses are hurriedly sandbagging their premises amidst growing flooding fears as Cyclone Gabrielle`s prevailing winds swing round to the south-west. Read...
Craig Jepson was this afternoon unrepentant in the face of a 6000-signature petition calling for his resignation and a hikoi of more than 300 people through the streets of Dargaville. Read...
An allegation Northland police contributed to the death of a 21-year-old Dargaville man struck by an oncoming vehicle has been quashed. An investigation, overseen by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), was launched... Read...
A breeding cow discovered by animal welfare officers on a property near Dargaville was so severely starved and arthritic that she struggled to stand up. Adding to her ill health and suffering was a six-month-old calf that should... Read...
A man caught in possession of toheroa at a Northland beach faces a fine of up to $20,000 or a community-based sentence. Richard Aden Edwards, 52, was in his ute on Ripiro Beach at Dargaville when he was spotted by local fisheries... Read...
There`s a chill in the air as the country wakes to chilly single-digit temperatures this morning with central and southern regions hovering around or below freezing point.The warmest place overnight was tipped to be Dargaville on... Read...
The Northland hospital`s move was part of infection prevention controls, while more than 30 aged care facilities in the lower South Island struggle with infections. Read...
RUGBY The Chiefs are backing young first-five Josh Jacomb to step up in tonight's Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders in Christchurch More...
BUSINESS New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Matakana Smokehouse in its recall of a specific batch of two of its salmon products because of the possible presence of Listeria More...