The grandmother of five founded the charity Kaitāia Whānau in Need after she spotted a social media post from a young mum who’d just given birth to a premature baby. The March 26-27 flood...
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Northlanders fight back against invasive moth plant vines
Mothplant pods and flowers on a vine. Photo: Northland Regional Council Participants in a Northland competition have stopped more than 1 million future moth plants taking hold across the North. Participants in the first-time...
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Nationwide Expansion Of Cancer Treatment Services
Thousands more New Zealanders will be able to access life-saving cancer treatment closer to home, with a nationwide expansion of community infusion services underway, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. Hundreds more infusion treatments every...
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NZ ‘getting a cyclone season’: Cyclone Vaianu’s impacts felt across the North Island
A car written off in Whitianga following the stom. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu’s wrath lashing the north and east. Hundreds of households...
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Cyclone Vaianu: Northland declares state of emergency
Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to reach NZ by Saturday. Photo: Earth Nullschool A State of Emergency has been declared across Northland as of 5pm on Friday, ahead of the expected arrival of Tropical Cyclone...
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Weather: First impacts could be felt Saturday morning as Cyclone Vaianu nears
Satellite image of Vaianu showing the potential track as it heads towards New Zealand. Photo: Zoom Earth Severe weather warnings are set to come into place this weekend as Cyclone Vaianu bears down on...
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Weather: Red, orange wind and rain warnings across North Island as Cyclone Vaianu nears
Weather warnings ahead of Cyclone Vaianu. Photo: MetService MetService has issued a raft of weather warnings for the North Island as Cyclone Vaianu approaches the country. The cyclone is expected to move across the...
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Weather: Northland farmers still not done cleaning up flood damage as Cyclone Vaianu arrives
Flooding near Kerikeri in March 2026. Photo: RNZ/Tim Collins Northland farmers are still grappling with the fallout of last month’s flooding as they prepare for an incoming cyclone. Cyclone Vaianu is forecast by MetService...
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Northland settlement, Whirinaki bracing for wild weather again as Cyclone Vaianu approaches
Aerial view of Whirinaki and State Highway 12 after the March storm. Photo: Supplied / FNDC The small Northland settlement of Whirinaki is again bracing for the arrival of wild weather, only a couple...
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Northland locals prepare for Cyclone Vaianu two weeks after flooding
A flood-damaged van and debris piled up at the Cooks’ property by the 26 March storm. Photo: Supplied Two weeks to the day after floodwaters swept through Anaru Cook’s property south of Kaitāia, he’s...
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