Lois Williams

The new chairperson of the Waitangi marae says the Prime Minister should expect plain speaking at Waitangi this year, but not abuse. Audio

Summer's the busiest time of year for the men and women charged with keeping New Zealand free of invaders like fruit-fly, or rabies, that could arrive by boat. Audio

Housing, employment, tourism, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and the dairy downturn - each region has its own story to tell. Radio New Zealand's long-time Northland reporter Lois Williams, and Lynn… Audio

RNZ regional reporters speak to those struggling to get by about what would make a difference to their lives Video, Audio

Hundreds of people will gather this Sunday at a tiny Bay of Islands beach -- to celebrate New Zealand's first bicentenary. Audio

Police say yesterday's raid on a meth factory near Whangarei will have done serious but not terminal damage to a highly profitable drug ring run by the Headhunters' motorcycle gang. Audio

Overseas yachts arriving in New Zealand are under intense scrutiny this season -- after last summer's fruit fly scare in Whangarei. Audio

The Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau has offered an olive branch to hapu challenging his right to lead Treaty negotiations for the iwi. Audio

Two prominent New Zealanders who advised the government on how to settle the Ngapuhi Treaty claims say their advice was not followed. Audio

Whangarei hospital has been in lockdown, and traffic's been backed up through the city after an armed offenders callout. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that expecting the country's biggest iwi to unite, makes about as much sense as asking National and Labour to join forces. Audio

The row over who should be settling the massive Ngapuhi Treaty claim comes to a head today, in Waitangi. Audio

Council conflict over Whangarei's on-again off-again Hundertwasser art centre has cost the city three million dollars in funding from major charities. Audio

Aviation companies are lining up to provide regular flights to Kaitaia - after Air New Zealand's decision to abandon the service. Audio

An iwi leader says Maori claims to water, oil and mineral rights have been strengthened ten fold by a landmark finding today. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has found that the northern chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi in February 1840 did not cede sovereignty to the British Crown. Audio

The Trust hoping to build a Hundertwasser art centre in Whangarei says the council's indecisiveness could kill the project. Audio

More than a thousand people turned out in Whangarei yesterday to support a revamped proposal for a Hundertwasser art centre. Audio

A Northland freshwater campaigner says cattle are still fouling rivers throughout the region - despite anti-pollution campaigns by Fonterra and local councils. Audio

The Mangawhai rates rebellion is effectively over, to the relief of the Kaipara District Council. Audio