NewsBank (Northern Advocate, The (Whangarei, New Zealand))

Dismantling prevention while promising reform is not just risky – it is reckless. It threatens to undermine one of Aotearoa's most critical child protection systems at the very moment they are needed most.

Northland's property market is rising after a couple of years in the doldrums, with some record sales reported.

Happy Mother's Day to all the Northland mums out there.

Voters face several electoral system changes in this year's general election.

Rural residents have a 23% higher mortality rate than their urban counterparts, according to a Northland health leader.

"Missing hotelier found inside huge crocodile airlifted from river," is an irresistible headline for everyone except the hotelier, his friends and family, and the croc.

Seasoned firefighter Mitchell Brown knows the value of Northland's rescue helicopter service because it saved his life.

Te Tai Tokerau councils already moving towards amalgamation have acknowledged the Government's three-month window to advance their "By Northland for Northland" approach.

An Auckland couple who aimed to kayak from Cape Reinga to Tauranga to raise money for mental health and ocean conservation are celebrating their "failure" after making it just over halfway.

Police say 3D‑printed firearms can be made anywhere –and while not a major threat in Northland, they are an emerging, real and increasingly accessible risk nationwide. Brodie Stone reports.

As Road Safety Week draws to a close, the multimillion-dollar cost of treating crash injuries in Northland has been laid bare.

A community of Far North artists is frustrated its building is regularly burgled and flooded and is calling for action to address the long- standing issues.

A person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a car crashed into the Hātea River in Whangārei this morning.

A new inter-council company being set up to run Northland's regional water services is moving closer.

As Road Safety Week nears an end, Northland acting road policing manager Stephanie Hudson emphasises how preventable driver behaviour is fuelling a worsening road toll.

Police are continuing to investigate the death of a dirt bike rider in the Far North on Tuesday.

The Trans-Tasman Solo Challenge yacht race has had several last-minute withdrawals from the event – but not too many.

An alleged Whangārei scammer has been approaching elderly women in their cars and asking for money to feed her children, police say.

A new accessible bush walk and sheltered seating are helping Northlanders with a terminal illness spend healing time in nature.

To mark Road Safety Week today, critical care paramedic Mark Going stresses that road safety is a shared responsibility, not just the driver's.

There is a quiet opportunity sitting right on our doorstep in Whangārei.

Great teachers and staff, a fabulous community of parents and whānau and fantastic kids, that's what Anne West Kindergarten teacher Siobhan Halse-Souter thinks is behind the continued success of the Kaitāia early childhood centre as it celebrates its 70th anniversary.

Northlanders' rates payments are expected to climb to $374 million in the coming financial year, as a Kerikeri ratepayer says years of cumulative increases are forcing her off her land.

Northland baristas have a latte on the line as they battle to be crowned the region's best.

Road Safety Week is in full swing and today Northern Rescue Helicopter critical care paramedic Emily Holmes talks about how a split‑second mistake can destroy lives — and leave rescuers dealing with the aftermath.

WARNING: This article discusses suicide and may be upsetting to some readers.

The Brynderwyns section of the Northland Expressway is one step closer after the Government transport agency confirmed it has moved from planning to formal approvals.

Road Safety Week kicked off yesterday. Today, Northland Road Safety Trust (NRST) trustee Frank Lundberg speaks about how better vehicle checks and driver training could save lives.

A Whangārei community event on Thursday aims to raise awareness of the taboo subjects of rape and sexual assault.

Future use of old library