MetService has issued heavy rain warnings and watches for the top of both islands, as a low brings another round of torrential rain and damaging winds. Jason Dorday/Stuff A mast with a sail sticks...
Strong winds are lashing the top of the North Island, with gusts of about 100kph. In Northland and the Far North, two schools and eight roads are closed, while thousands are without electricity. The...
The Kapotai Kubs netball team with club manager Chejaan Mokaraka, Yvonne ‘Nan’ Hepe and club founder Kris Hansey. Photo / supplied A young netball team in the rural Far North have been given a...
Supplied Stan Semenoff, who was Whangārei mayor and an elected Northland Regional Councillor, now faces uo to two years in prison or a $300,000 fine. (File photo) Whangārei’s former mayor Stan Semenoff has been...
A nurse, surf lifesaver and mother who helped save the life of a girl who nearly drowned is urging everyone to learn CPR. Northlander Odette Rowan is sharing her story for Monday’s World Drowning...
Northland Regional Council/Supplied The Northland Regional Council webcam shows the river near Kaeo has burst its banks. Strong winds are lashing the top of the North Island, with gusts of about 100kph. The speed...
The teenager was found with a car boot filled with cigarettes. Photo / File A Far North youth has been busted allegedly selling stolen cigarettes on Russell’s main street ̶ just a short drive...
In the past four weeks there have been four cases of meningitis in the Northland region. There are calls to make the vaccine free to under-16s Photo / 123rf OPINION In the past four...