Officials announced New Zealand’s first case of rabies on Thursday, in a person who contracted the virus overseas. So what is rabies, and how concerned do we need to be? To start: the Ministry...

An artist’s impression of the new-look Oruku Landing development. Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo says the chances of having a new $64 million Oruku conference and event centre in the city won’t be compromised by...

State Highway 1 at the top of the country has reopened as good weather conditions helped in the fight of a 400ha scrub fire, but the blaze is not yet contained. Helicopters and ground...

File image. Photo: CHORUS Chorus is apologising for its delays installing fibre in the Far North and says it is committed to addressing the backlog. The company, which is the country’s main provider of...

Baylys Beach resident Samah Huriwai-Seger lobbies for the permanent return of karakia to open every council meeting at KDC’s March meeting in Mangawhai on 29 March. Photo: LDR / Susan Botting A karakia rang...

Northland artist Selwyn Muru at Barry Crump’s home, Wellington, 1964. “In this photograph, like others in this series, Muru can be seen surrounded by some of the art he produced while living with Barry...