Lois Williams

Ngapuhi leaders are holding a hui in Sydney tonight on the iwi's Treaty settlement, saying most of its people want it settled. Audio

The Whangarei District Council has angered conservationists and dashed the hopes of Maori by allowing a beach subdivision at the Ruakaka Racecourse. Audio

Northland dairy farmers are paying more than two-thousand dollars a day to feed their animals, as the Indian summer shines on and their pastures burn to a crisp. There's been no significant rain since… Audio

Supporters of a Hundertwasser Art Centre for Whangarei are celebrating news of a 2-million dollar Lottery Board grant. Audio

And in the wake of that cancelled hui this morning, the Ngapuhi organisers have called off another meeting that was to be held this evening for Whangarei claimants. Audio

The Ngapuhi group the government has chosen to settle the iwi's Treaty claims was forced to cancel a hui in Paihia today because of protest action. Audio

The Mental Health Foundation says the results of a new study of anti-depressants are disturbing, and should spark a rethink of treatment options. Audio

The fate of a potential Hundertwasser art gallery for Whangarei now hangs on a last-minute public opinion poll. Audio

The Ngapuhi runanga has been accused of creating phantom hapu to manipulate the settlement of the iwi's Treaty claim. Audio

A group of Whangarei councillors is taking action that could scuttle the city's controversial Hundertwasser project. Audio

The Labour MP Shane Jones says Ngapuhi Treaty claim could be the largest settlement yet at 250-million dollars. Audio

Ngapuhi hapu leaders are meeting this evening to decide what they'll do - now the government's decided who it will deal with over their Treaty claims. Audio

Whangarei's new charter school says it will get by without any help from state schools - if they insist on turning their backs on them. Audio

Two dozen sculptors are about to down tools, after a ten-day symposium that's been pulling crowds in Whangarei. Audio

Our Northland reporter Lois Williams has been covering Waitangi Day events since 1989. Audio

Waitangi marae has turned on a different sort of surprise for the Prime Minister today - John Key and government MP's were welcomed this morning with a powhiri that was almost without acrimony, except… Audio

The Waitangi marae is rolling out the welcome mat this morning for the Prime Minister - and protestors are keen to give him a strong anti-mining message. Audio

For more than three decades, children , parents and grand-parents in Whangarei have been learning to play orchestral music together - through an organisation that's thought to be unique in New… Audio

Northland's Emergency Services Trust has just celebrated its first 25 years - in the business of saving lives by helicopter. Audio

A new report shows that a quarter of all New Zealand children live in poverty. Audio