Whangārei and Paihia residents are being asked to continue saving water to allow reservoirs to refill after levels dropped dramatically while storm-damaged treatment plants were out of action.Torrential rain in recent days... Read...

A seriously injured driver has been trapped in the wreckage after their car collided with another vehicle near Paihia in the Bay of Islands. Read...

About 10 houses were evacuated when the large vegetation blaze broke out, following warnings of an `extreme fire risk`. Read...

A scrub fire in Paihia forced the evacuation of several houses, while in Opotiki tree trimmings caught fire. Read...

Several homes have been evacuated in Northland`s Bay of Islands due to a scrub fire.Fire crews were called to the fire on Binnie St in Paihia just before 10.30 last night and have been battling the blaze all night.Two helicopters... Read...

A Bay of Islands woman has won a $1600 Tenancy Tribunal payout after being attacked by fleas in a `pet free` rental.Robyn Walsh chose the rental in the northern holiday town of Paihia because her partner was `severely allergic to... Read...

A French national who imported almost 24kg of cocaine into Paihia that was brought into the country on a cruise ship has been jailed for 15 years.Importing nearly 24kg of cocaine into Northland was Plan B for an international drug... Read...

EDITORIAL It`s what many Kiwi children dream about — lifting the Webb Ellis trophy like David Kirk, Richie McCaw, or Fiao`o Fa`amausili in front of millions of adoring fans from Paihia to Paris.It`s the pinnacle event of the nation`s... Read...

Three Lotto players from Paihia, Auckland and Murupara will be having a magical evening after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in tonight`s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown Waitangi in Paihia,... Read...

Police still looking for attacker after 67-year-old man was punched in the head. Read...