Lois Williams

Two people have died in a Robinson helicopter crash in Northland, just days after the Transport Accident Investigation Commission added the Robinson helicopter to its official watchlist - the highest… Audio

Three Whangarei women are about to launch a crowd-funding drive for a towering harbourside sculpture containing a camera obscura - the earliest form of a camera, which effectively uses a pinhole to… Audio

Police in Whangarei are investigating the city's second killing in just two weeks - with the latest violent death bringing Northland's total for the year to eight. Audio

Friends and family of a man who was dropped off at the St John Ambulance headquarters in Whangarei and died soon after have gathered outside the building. Lois Williams joins Checkpoint. Audio

Shingles hits about 13 thousand New Zealanders every year; it's a nagging pain and often goes undiagnosed until it's too late, causing weeks of illness. Pharmac wants to make the shingles vaccine free… Audio

Northland Regional Council cops flack for moving slowly over river protection requirements. Audio

The small Northland District of Kaipara is returning to self-rule again in these elections - after a debt crisis and four years under commissioners. Audio

A Northland man with cerebral palsy who's worked with councils for years says the condition would not get in the way of a Dunedin man standing for public office. Audio

There's been a possible breakthrough in the long stand-off over who should negotiate the Ngapuhi Treaty settlement. Audio

Ngapuhi's attempts to negotiate the iwi's massive Treaty claim appears to have been derailed by a series of dramatic resignations from the board of the who currently hold the negotiating mandate. Audio

It's high noon for the Ngapuhi mandate today - with opposing factions in the long-running dispute set for a show down. The board that was mandated by the crown to negotiate the iwi's treaty settlement… Audio

The long-running debate over who gets to negotiate Ngapuhi's treaty settlement has reached crisis point. Our Northland reporter Lois Williams explains how there are now calls for the government to… Audio

RNZ Northland Reporter Lois Williams speaks to those standing for mayor about key policy platforms and ideas for the future. Audio

RNZ Northland Reporter Lois Williams speaks to those standing for mayor about key policy platforms and ideas for the future. Audio

RNZ Northland Reporter Lois Williams speaks to those standing for mayor about key policy platforms and ideas for the future. Audio

A Kaitaia woman was followed at night by a mystery vehicle, forcing her to rush home, lock herself inside and call 111. She stayed awake all night waiting for police, who never arrived. Audio

A Whangarei children's amusement centre has offered an olive branch to the community after a row over the use of a bouncy slide by a girl who can't walk. Audio

Mangonui locals in Northland are fuming after the Far North District Council announced a $200,000 plan to build a safety rail on their waterfront boardwalk. Audio