A heavy rain watch was in force Sunday for Northland and Auckland including Great Barrier Island. The watch is until 6pm in Northland and 9am Monday in Auckland. On Sunday morning, a short-lived thunderstorm...

SH1 north of Mangamuka township, prior to the scheduled reopening on 19 December 2024. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf A road in the Far North that recently reopened last Christmas after a two-year closure has...

MetService’s rain radar as of 6.13am on Sunday. Photo: Supplied / MetService A severe thunderstorm warning has been lifted for the Far North. MetService’s weather radar had detected them near Kaitaia, the Maungataniwha Range...

MetService’s rain radar as of 6.13am on Sunday. Photo: Supplied / MetService A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Far North after MetService’s weather radar detected them near Kaitaia, the Maungataniwha Range...

MetService’s rain radar, at about 7:30pm Saturday. Photo: Supplied/ MetService MetService has added a yellow severe thunderstorm watch for Northland, which was already under a yellow heavy rain watch. On Saturday night, the heavy...

Members survey the damage at Taipā Sailing Club, in the Far North’s Doubtless Bay. Photo: Supplied / Lester Bridson A small, cash-strapped sailing club in the Far North is appealing for help to rebuild...

MetService forecasters issued a heavy rain watch for Northland, for Anzac Day through to Sunday 27 April – but warned the conditions expected, including the amount of rainfall, are especially hard to predict. Photo:...

The Onoke Heights site at Te Kamo with the bush-clad Onoke Scenic Reserve on the hilltop in the distance. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Whangārei developer has dropped its appeal over a...

Transport Minister Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi A replacement for State Highway 1 over Northland’s notorious Brynderwyn Hills will be built just to the east of the current road – a major...

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Easter holiday road toll has risen to four after a person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mangakino on Easter Monday. Two others were seriously injured in...