The need to replace wards at Whangārei Hospital is so great – with pipes threatening to burst and health and safety concerns – the Government cannot fund it all in one stage. Instead, it...

Whangārei lifter Bryan Barrett is one of three lifters from the district representing New Zealand in the Commonwealth Classic and Equipped Powerlifting Championships next week. Photo / NZME Three lifters from Whangārei will be...

The Ngāwha Innovation & Enterprise Park, including the Innovation Hub, Regent Training and Te Pūkenga buildings under construction. Focusing on social, environmental and economic wellbeing, capability development, and employment opportunities, the Ngāwha Innovation &...

Speed limit cuts proposed on state highways are to save lives, but the public need to make submissions on the plans, road safety campaigner John Williamson says. Photo / NZME OPINION: Just when we...

PFAS foams were discharged into Whangārei Harbour by Channel, which a judge described as extraordinary. Photo: Kennedy Warne A major company has been fined for letting banned and harmful ‘forever’ chemicals get into Whangārei...

Viv Trounson/Stuff The Marsden Point oil refinery, located at the edge of Whangārei Harbour, now no longer refines fuel and is an import-only terminal. (File photo) New Zealand’s oil refinery has been fined $169,000...

The North Island saw at least 3300 lightning strikes overnight, 44 of which were in Auckland. According to MetService, Aucklanders dodged the worst of the lightning on Tuesday night, with the majority of the...