Lois Williams

A Northland community group's been pulled up for chopping down mangroves it had no right to touch. Audio

Whangarei is on the verge of losing its chance to build a Hundertwasser art centre. Audio

Lois Williams explains the divisions in Ngapuhi as efforts are made to decide who should negotiate a settlement Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has agreed to consider applications that could stall the Ngapuhi Treaty settlement. Audio

Rural Whangarei people fed up with the dust hazard caused by log trucks on gravel roads - have vented their anger today at a council meeting. Audio

Whangarei people angry about the state of their unsealed roads are marching on the council today to make their protests. Audio

Two jurors wept this afternoon as they found a foster father guilty of three rapes of two girls and other assaults on the children in his care at the Child Youth and Family home he ran with his wife. Audio

A prosecutor has told a jury that girls from a Child Youth and Family home have given credible, independent accounts of sexual abuse by the man who ran the Whangarei home with his wife. Audio

One charge of rape against the Whangarei manager of a Child Youth and Family home has been dropped because of a lack of evidence. And a second rape charge against Taite Kupa has been reduced to… Audio

The manager of a Kaikohe school has been replaced - after a meeting between staff and the Associate Minister of Education, Pita Sharples. Audio

A man who ran a Child Youth and Family home in Whangarei is on trial for offences against children in his care including the rape of two teenage girls. Audio

Whangarei Maori seeking the return of crown land at Marsden Point are devastated it's been put on the market. Audio

Less money and power for central government and more for the provinces. Audio

The developer of a multi-million dollar subdivision near Marsden Point says holes appearing in its roads have been caused by faulty pipes, approved by the Whangarei council. Audio

The Local Government Commission has been criticised in Whangarei over its proposal for a single council for the whole of Northland. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries will release new results this morning from its hunt for Queensland fruit flies in Whangarei. Audio

Northland fruit growers say they're under siege from pests that have slipped through the bio-security net - and the discovery of another fruit fly in Whangarei this week is frightening. Audio

Bio security restrictions are in place in Whangarei tonight after the discovery of another Queensland fruit fly. Audio

A ground-breaking survey of people in the Far North has revealed their biggest worry is feeling unsafe, on the streets and even in their own homes. Audio

Ngapuhi people living in Australia have urged iwi leaders to settle the tribe's treaty claims as soon as possible - for the sake of their children. Audio