New Zealand’s nationwide kiwifruit harvest underway with a special ceremony for a rising star of the sector in Northland.
New Zealand
6:30pm
The SPCA has received close to $500,000 from the Government to reduce the vast number of roaming dogs in across Auckland and Northland.
2:15pm
2:26
Harley Ra, who was raised in Kaitāia but works in Perth, hooked the 7.665 kilogram winner on Saturday, the final day of the five-day contest.
Environment
Mon, Mar 16
The protest opposes the McCallum Brothers company plan to dredge up to 150,000 cubic metres of sand per year from the seabed about four kilometres offshore.
Sun, Mar 15
Harley Ra hooked the winning fish on Saturday, the final day of the five-day Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza.
A community group took their case to the Environment Court in the wake of emergency rescue helicopter flights moving to Whangārei airport.
Thu, Mar 12
Complaints to Whangārei District Council referenced more than 200 individual noise events between August 11 and January 31.
Wed, Mar 11
Forecasters warn of strong winds, humid nights and possible thunderstorms as the system approaches, though the worst of the weather is expected to stay offshore.
MetService said a low is expected to bring larger-than-usual waves in parts of the upper North Island later this week.
Mon, Mar 9
Two people have died in unrelated single‑vehicle crashes in Paparoa and Foxton, with both incidents now under investigation.
Sat, Mar 7
Officers tracked the stolen vehicle from Kaikohe to Dargaville, later recovering a shotgun police said was tossed from the fleeing car.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Mar 6
Patrick Tokoroa Heke's registration was cancelled after he was charged with serious misconduct for using physical force against students in his Year 3 class.
Two waterfront property owners have been fined more than $6000 for carrying out illegal earthworks on a Northland beach.
Thu, Mar 5
Thurday's outage affected a system transferring radiology images at hospitals across Auckland and Northland.
Health
Thu, Feb 26
"We are in this together and those sorts of comments, while we embrace change, must stop," Northland Regional Council chairperson Pita Tipene said.
Politics
The older woman had $15,600 withdrawn from her account after being called by a man allegedly posing as a bank fraud team member.
A 62-year-old woman died after she was mauled by three dogs in Northland's Kaihū last week.
Wed, Feb 25
Dog control rules have come under the spotlight after a woman was killed by a pack of dogs in Kaipara's Kaihū.
Tue, Feb 24
SPCA inspectors found more than 200 animals on the Northland property, many in severe distress, leading to a 21‑month prison sentence and an extended ban on owning animals.
Mon, Feb 23
Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was visiting a person she knew in Northland's Kaihū last week when she was killed by three dogs.
Emergency services were called to a property on State Highway 12 in Kaihu following reports of a dog attack.
Wed, Feb 18
Police said the woman was visiting someone she knew at the property when she was attacked and killed by the dogs.
"You’re not talking about Lassie here," Jones said.
Three other people in the vehicle were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Sun, Feb 15
Ruakākā's vehicle access was under particular scrutiny following five crashes there in recent years.
Fri, Feb 13
