Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from Kaipara Harbour have shown levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Photograph / George Novak The Ministry for Primary Industries issued a public health warning against collecting shellfish from...

Cyclone Gabrielle is heading towards Aotearoa and the first effects are expected to be felt in Northland on Sunday. The states of emergency in Thames-Coromandel and in Auckland have been extended. MetService is predicting...

Keegan Jones will spend some of his spare time offering law advice to whānau in need. Photo / Michael Cunningham A young Whangārei lawyer with a passion for helping his iwi has created a...

Evacuations were part of the Auckland-wide Anniversary weekend flood response action amid record rainfall, but Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo says the district would cope well if a similar storm hit the city. Whangārei Mayor...

Help is underway to clear Auckland of the mess from the last severe weather event before Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is in the Coral Sea moving southeast and reached “severe” category...