Whangarei
Oil spill clean-up under way in Whangarei
A team of 40 people is working to clean up the remnants of an oil spill in Whangarei Harbour.
Council hoping to claw back costs of failed subdivision
The Whangarei mayor Sheryl Mai says her council is hoping to claw back at least some of the costs of a failed subdivision that's lumbered the ratepayers with a huge repair bill. Audio
Mercury no threat to humans - council
The Northland Regional Council says mercury found in streams at Puhipuhi near Whangarei is no threat to human health.
Kiwifruit vine disease found in Whangarei
A kiwfruit orchard in Whangarei has tested positive for Psa - the first confirmed case of the vine-killing disease in the region.
Man arrested for breaching unknown protection order
The police in Whangarei will apologise to a man who was arrested for breaching a protection order he didn't even know existed. Audio
Police in hot water again over handling of protection order
The police in Whangarei are being criticised for the handling of a protection order breach. Audio
Troy Kingi - This is Home
DJ Amber Smith from Tai Tokerau's Radio Ngāti Hine talks about Troy Kingi's This is Home Video, Audio
Six people survive car ploughing through Northland home
A Whangarei builder is amazed six people survived a car hurtling through the air and smashing into a garage and the side of a house. Audio
Whangarei says yes to Hundertwasser
The champagne corks are popping in Whangarei this evening, after a referendum result in favour of a Hundertwasser art centre. Audio
Voting underway in Hundertwasser referendum
More than 20 percent of Whangarei ratepayers have voted already in a binding public referendum that will decide if the old harbour board building will be transformed into a Hundertwasser Art centre. Audio
Pipi beds dying at Whangarei harbour mouth
A massive pipi bed in Whangarei harbour is dying - and there are fears the change could destabilise the harbour - and Marsden Point itself. Audio
The Mixtape: Warren Maxwell
The driving force behind much-loved bands Trinity Roots and Little Bushman and member of eclectic Featherston-based trio Vinyl Bison offers up a wonderfully diverse, chronologically-themed mixtape. Audio
Shooting in Whangarei leaves one person injured
Whangarei hospital has been in lockdown, and traffic's been backed up through the city after an armed offenders callout. Audio
Hundertwasser indecisiveness costs city $3 million
Council conflict over Whangarei's on-again off-again Hundertwasser art centre has cost the city three million dollars in funding from major charities. Audio
Hunger strike over starving dogs
A Northland SPCA Inspector has begun a three-day hunger strike over a spate of dog starvings in Whangarei. Audio
Trust warns decision could kill Hundertwasser plan
The Trust hoping to build a Hundertwasser art centre in Whangarei says the council's indecisiveness could kill the project. Audio
Council to hold referendum on Art Centre
The Whangarei District Council is to hold a referendum on a push to build a Hundertwasser Art Centre that doesn't go to the ratepayer for money. Audio
Big turnout at rally for Hundertwasser Centre
More than a thousand people turned out in Whangarei yesterday to support a revamped proposal for a Hundertwasser art centre. Audio
Court hears top officer ran drug-dealing from police station
The High Court's been told the head of Northland's organised crime unit was effectively running a drug dealing operation from the Whangarei Police Station. Audio