Stories by Peter de Graaf

A visit to Northland for Shane Reti came against the backdrop of a staffing crisis in the region's rural hospitals.

Northland's port company is appealing a decision to refuse consent for a major expansion, saying the commissioners made a series of errors when they ruled it would have serious adverse effects on…

The aim is to halve the amount of sediment washing into the country's biggest harbour within 10 years.

A group of men charged into the store in Waipapa with a gun and an axe, with a shot fired over the heads of a couple and their mother.

The inaugural Barrier Air flight between Auckland and Kerikeri landed on Sunday evening.

Kāinga Ora has put two major social housing projects in Northland on hold as the agency re-assesses its future building plans.

Gail Shepherd was the sole charge constable at Kohukohu for several years.

This week's announcement has given one business leader hope it will be completed during his lifetime.

Police have been called to a protest where opponents of a housing development say three people were trespassed and one was taken away in handcuffs.

Northland leaders are welcoming government plans to speed up the construction of an expressway from Warkworth to Whangārei.

Just three percent of tracking tunnels were visited by rats in the predator control zone, compared to 96 percent in non-treated areas.

Five men died after a monster wave capsized the boat near North Cape. The judge says he could not be sure skipper Lance Goodhew could have foreseen that coming.

Nearly three years after a marae applied to restore Russell's original name, residents are still waiting. Audio

Grant McCallum wants the region-wide discount in compensation for June's blackout.

A petition of more than 1100 signatures will be presented to Parliament urging St John not to replace its Rāwene-based ambulance with a smaller first response vehicle.

Russell residents are banding together in the hope of rescuing one of New Zealand's most historic buildings before it deteriorates so badly it can't be saved. Audio

It faces two charges of exposing people to risk of serious injury or death.

Residents felt like they were "running the gauntlet every day" due to crashes. Now they can breathe a little easier.

The project would have severed the iwi's connection to a beach and a reserve considered their traditional whenua and moana.

Some businesses lost tens of thousands in income - but there's also "ongoing brand damage to Northland", Chamber of Commerce says. Audio

A squad captained by the legendary Taine Randell will go head-to-head with MPs like Peeni Henare, Mark Mitchell and Simon Watts.

A headland in the Bay of Islands was earlier occupied by hapū to stop homes being built. Now, a digger has arrived to start clearing vegetation.

The ferry's skipper was left with critical head and spinal injuries while a passenger was thrown into the water before the vessel sank.

A life-sized elephant statue - familiar to generations of Aucklanders - has traded its home of more than 30 years next to a traffic-clogged central city road for a quiet life.

"The sun's shining. We're open in Northland. Come on up," locals say as SH1 reopens after four-month closure.