A Northland fisherman had a big surprise this afternoon after he caught a 142kg striped marlin at Ripiro Beach in Dargaville.Ross Sherman, from Baylys Beach, was land-based fishing with his wife, brother and son when he hooked the... Read...

Dargaville`s Fresh Vibe Cafe is in trouble again for under-paying another employee for four months` work. Read...

Dargaville shearer Neville Osborne had one of his better days at the Kumeu Shears on Saturday, despite his last northern show of the season being dominated by the invaders from Hawke’s Bay and south. Read...

Opposition to a proposed broiler chicken farm in Northland are ramping up, with a protest march through central Dargaville attracting about 100 people.The protesters gathered at the Dargaville Boating Club about 12.30pm today before... Read...

More than 70 people attended a public meeting last night over plans to build New Zealand`s biggest chicken farm, south of Dargaville. Read...

A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital after a crash near Dargaville. A police spokesperson said the crash happened on State Highway 12 shortly before 7pm.The motorcyclist had serious injuries. Read...

Saturday night`s $1 million Lotto First Division winner bought their ticket in Dargaville, Northland. Read...

The description of ``the lonely dead`` upsets friends of a man whose body has lain in a Northland funeral home for seven months.That was a media description given to 82-year-old Thomas Brugman, who died in Dargaville Hospital in... Read...

A Dargaville funeral director says there`s a sad lesson to be learned from the fate of a man whose body has lain unclaimed for seven months. Read...

A public meeting to discuss locals` concerns about a proposed broiler chicken farm in Northland has been organised by nearby residents.Residents of about eight households along Mititai Rd and Whakahara Rd are opposed to Tegel`s... Read...