Lois Williams

The lawyer who blew the whistle on illegal rating by the Kaipara District Council says there's a lot more at stake than a few million dollars. Audio

A ministerial review team will hold its first meeting today with the debt-ridden Kaipara District Council. Audio

A Whangarei district councillor says an opinion poll on plans for a Hundertwasser building in the city shows the huge resentment in the community over the project. Audio

When is a threatened species not a threatened species? When it's merely "at risk and declining" according to the Ministry for Primary Industries. Audio

The resignation of a popular Maori GP from a Maori health organisation is causing consternation in the Far North. Audio

Northland councils say a new marine law has stripped them of the right to charge rates for properties built over water, and they want it changed. Audio

Councils up and down the country have been holding hearings in recent weeks on their long term plans . Audio

Conservation minded scientists urging protection for New Zealand's long-finned eel say they are outraged at the discovery the fish are ending up as pet food. Audio

It's an historic day for three northern iwi - with the launch of the first Maori-owned broadband network in New Zealand. Audio

Staying with rates and further north, the embattled mayor of the Kaipara District has welcomed an offer of help from the government to tackle its rates and debt crisis. Audio

After years of debate and controversy, the Whangarei District Council has decided to go ahead and build a Hundertwasser art centre. Audio

One of the criticisms targeted at the Budget by Labour was it does nothing to keep New Zealanders from moving to Australia. Audio

The Energy Minister says a new report on Northland's potential mineral wealth opens the way for a new era in the region's economy. Audio

Moerewa parents who've fought to have their sixteen to eighteen-year-olds taught locally believe they've finally won their battle. Audio

The Kaipara mayor Neil Tiller is facing renewed demands for his resignation from angry local residents and ratepayers. Audio

The Commissioner appointed to run Moerewa School in Northland has ordered senior students off the school grounds by Friday. Audio

The Whangarei pre-school at the centre of a row over a boy with HIV is preparing to sue the AIDS Foundation for defamation. Audio

Property-owners in the Northland town of Mangawhai are about to suffer what's thought to be the biggest rates rise in the history of local government. Audio

A freshwater scientist and advocate says New Zealand's native eels are heading for extinction - while laws designed to protect them are flouted by councils, power companies and farmers. Audio

The commissioner appointed to run Moerewa school has arrived at the school this afternoon - amid fears he will sack the principal and banish senior students. Audio