A lack of rainfall has led to water restrictions in Northland. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Liz Garton Northlanders and holidaymakers visiting the top of the country are being urged to conserve water as...

Drivers in Bay of Plenty and Northland can check NZTA’s Journey Planners webpage for updates, to see if the highways have reopened. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin A person was critically injured...

Drivers in Bay of Plenty and Northland can check NZTA’s Journey Planners webpage for updates, to see if the highways have reopened. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin State Highway 29 over the...

Drivers in Bay of Plenty and Northland can check NZTA’s Journey Planners webpage for updates, to see if the highways have reopened. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin State Highway 29 over the...

Photo: Dargaville Little Theatre company A group of eight amateur actors from Dargaville have been plucked from their local Northland theatre stage to perform on the French Riviera. The team from the Dargaville Little...

A fire broke out on Te Toke Road in the Tahorakuri Forest area. Photo: Supplied Firefighters have been busy tackling scrub fires in the North Island. A vegetation fire at Tāheke in Northland is...

Cherry Daly with a photo of her mother Gwen Daly and the Mick Griffin Memorial Trophy, named in honour of her axeman grandfather. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf A Northland family is devastated by the...

The recent spate of vandalism includes a bizarre incident in Paihia when urinals and toilet bowls were filled with potting mix. Photo: Supplied / FNDC Toilet vandals are costing Far North ratepayers dearly –...

The incident took place near Hahei Beach in Coromandel. Photo: 123RF The Thames-Coromandel mayor says there will be an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a young person who fell from a...