State housing in Upper Hutt (file photo). Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson A sizeable chunk of state housing is on flood prone land, and Kāinga Ora continues to put new builds on land it...

Tiny fragments of the pest plant alligator weed can survive as fragments for years, and people are being asked to notify their regional council if they spot any growing Photo: Supplied/ Rural Contractors NZ...

Possums and other pests devastate Northland’s native forests and wildlife, but fightback has seen more than 700,000 pests trapped by conservation groups in the region in the past 10 years. More than 700,000 pests...

Northland’s emergency rescue helicopter base will stay in Kensington, Whangārei, for now. Northland’s controversial rescue helicopter base is to stay on at Kensington in Whangārei “for at least another year or two” – in...

Hollywood star Jason Momoa has been filming a new series in New Zealand. Photo / Apple TV A fight scene for Jason Momoa’s new series Chief of War was set to be filmed at...

The offender pulled the Winz worker by her lanyard and threw a keyboard at her. Photo / NZME A woman with a chronic history of dishonesty who assaulted a Whangārei Winz employee has failed...