A 23-year-old Kaitaia man who admitted the manslaughter of his four-week-old baby has been jailed for four years and five months.Jahcey Te Koha Aroha o te Raki Ngahere pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Maree Kiwana-Makanihi... Read...

Police say death of 2-month-old baby in Kaitaia will be referred to the coroner after a post mortem was completed. Read...

A police investigation is underway after the death of a baby in Kaitaia in this morning. Read...

An infant has died in Kaitaia this morning. St John Ambulance and the Kaitaia Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to the Bank St address about 11.15am but the child, believed to be two months old, could not be revived. As investigation... Read...

Police on the scene after infant `located deceased` in Kaitaia. Read...

Drivers in Northland are being advised to delay travel after severe flooding has closed several roads. State Highway 1 south of Whangarei is down to one lane after a washout near Loop Rd, NZTA reports. The Mangamuka Gorge to Kaitaia... Read...

Two men trapped on top of a tractor and their six dogs were rescued during last night`s once-in-500-year storm which slammed Northland.The two men were stuck on a tractor for three hours due to rising floodwaters near Kaitaia. A... Read...

Top Energy`s long-running battle to build a $40 million power line from Kerikeri to Kaitaia has reached the Court of Appeal. Read...

Police officers and a dog team have searched extensively around a Kaitaia school where a man with a firearm was reportedly seen behind the grounds just before midday. Read...

Terrified Kaitaia College students were asked to hide under their desks after a man with a gun was reportedly seen on school grounds. Read...