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...

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...

In the small, predominantly Māori town of Kaikohe, residents struggling with high living costs are using Afterpay to buy things like gas. The buy-now-pay-later service lets you purchase goods and services at a quarter...

Kaitāia flooding after heavy rain, March 2026. Photo: Supplied FNDC via LDR Auckland mayor and property developer Wayne Brown has criticised Northland Regional Council (NRC) after flooding hit Kaitāia’s $120m northern industrial and large-format...

MetService has forecasted heavy rain over for the upper North Island on Tuesday. Photo: Screengrab / MetService MetService is warning residents in Northland to prepare for severe gales, heavy rain and possible thunderstorms. Rainfall...

The driver died at the scene. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has died after their vehicle plunged into a tree in Kaitaia, Northland. Emergency services were called to the crash near the...

Marsden Point. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The government will put more than $20 million towards additional diesel storage capacity at Marsden Point. The arrangement – funded through the Regional Infrastructure Fund –...

A family begins the enormous task of shovelling silt off their Whirinaki property. Photo: Supplied / FNDC Parts of the Far North are still cleaning up and some whānau are unable to return to...

Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The government has committed millions of dollars in extra spending to support polytechnic courses in Northland and on the South Island’s West Coast for...