Cyclone Gabrielle is expected to make landfall early on Tuesday on the eastern side of Northland – but bad weather will start from Sunday, according to experts. A heavy rain watch is in place...

As Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on New Zealand, much of the North Island could be hit with torrential rain and gales. It comes after Aucklanders saw the wettest day on record on January 27,...

Cyclone Gabrielle was upgraded to a category 2 storm on Thursday morning and is expected to reach category 3 by Friday morning. Gabrielle is forecast to hit the upper North Island on Monday, with...

Cliffside slipping was a feature of Auckland’s anniversary weekend rains. Photo: Supplied / NZME Whangārei would cope reasonably well if an Auckland-style rain deluge hit the district, Mayor Vince Cocurullo says. His comments come...

Whangārei Girls’ High School student Bella Earl is off to represent New Zealand at the World Cross Country Championships later this month. Photo / Brodie Stone Whangārei’s Bella Earl is set to compete at...

An “incredibly” long snake-like creature has been spotted slithering along a Northland beach around 6pm on Wednesday. Nicholas Macdonald, 34, was visiting Matai Bay with his friends when he spied something glimmering in the...

Cyclone Gabrielle upgraded to a category 2 storm on Thursday morning and is expected to reach category 3 by Friday morning. Gabrielle is forecast to hit the upper North Island on Monday, with Northland,...

Aotearoa’s first capital, Russell, could have its name changed back to Kororāreka – its original Māori name. The township, in the Bay of Islands, was known as Kororāreka until the 1840s and was one...

Cyclone Gabrielle upgraded to a category 2 storm on Thursday morning and is expected to reach category 3 by Friday morning. Gabrielle is forecast to hit the upper North Island on Monday. Auckland mayor...