DOC campgrounds around Northland, like this one at Puriri Bay, next to Whangaruru Harbour, are fully booked with holidaymakers planning to see in the New Year at scenic spot. Photo: RNZ / Peter de...

Road signage in the Oakura coastal catchment. Photo: LDR / Michael Cunningham New Zealand’s newest community climate adaptation pilot has just emerged around Oakura district on Whangārei’s northern coast. The Oakura coastal catchment pilot...

File photo: Traffic is building for New Year’s. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Passengers have been seen getting out of vehicles and walking alongside standstill traffic on the Kapiti Expressway, as queues and crashes...

File photo: A car on Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Ninety Mile Beach. Photo: 123rf New speed limits have been imposed on Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Ninety Mile Beach as part of a new safety plan being rolled out...

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Emergency services are carrying out a search in the Ahipara area for a diver who was reported missing on Saturday afternoon. Northland police Search and Rescue along with partner...

Photo: A person has died following a crash in Waimate North on Saturday night. The single-vehicle crash on Te Ahu Ahu Road was reported to police just after 8pm. The Serious Crash Unit attended...

A Kiwi paralysed while diving into a pool in Panama during a sailing adventure around the world, hopes to return to the country for treatment unavailable in New Zealand. Marcel Syron, 45, was sailing...