There are four major lifestyle factors proven to reduce the risk of chronic disease by a whopping 80 per cent and exercise is one of them. Photo / 123rf OPINION Carolyn Hansen is the...

Up to 560cu m of rock fell in the slip, on Kaipara District Council reserve, and onto the Mangawhai Heads Surf Lifeguard Service. Photo / Mangawhai SLS presentation Slip fix still waiting Mangawhai Heads...

The huia tail feather sold at auction for $46,521. OPINION Joe Bennett is a Lyttelton-based writer and columnist. He has been writing a column since 2017. The winning bid was $46,521. The auction room...

One of the 1308 piles sunk into the Mangamuka Gorge repair project on State Highway 1 in the Far North. The four-year repair job to fully fix State Highway 1 over Mangamuka Gorge in...

Anchors securing the wall deep into the hillside are installed at slip site A12. Photo: Supplied/Waka Kotahi The nation’s most troublesome stretch of State Highway 1 – through Mangamuka Gorge south of Kaitāia –...

Northland identity Heather Ayrton, who died earlier this week, with her iconic photo of Dame Whina Cooper firing a rifle (at a possum) Northland identity and fierce supporter of the country’s heritage Heather Ayrton...

Fire and Emergency and Hato Hone St John crews also reportedly attended the scene. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen One person has been confirmed killed in a crash that blocked a road in Northland...

What the? A Parua Bay couple came home one day to discover their previously unobstructed coastal view had been interrupted, without warning, by the construction of this 10.1m-high tsunami siren. Other Whangārei Heads residents...

New Zalanders will be celebrating King Charles III’s birthday with a long weekend. Photo / AP If you are not sure how you will enjoy the long weekend to celebrate the King’s Birthday, the...

The Normans are a typical Whangarei family, including dad Campbell, 8-month-old Kyroh, mum Shania and 3-year-old Harper-Gene living in a rental in Regent. They will receive $145 a fortnight in tax cuts and FamilyBoost...