A large amount of smoke could be seen at Whangārei heads. Photo: Susan Edmunds A large vegetation fire in Whangārei Heads in Northland has triggered Fire and Emergency response. Evacuations are underway for a...

Dargaville was among the centres affected by the outage. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Businesses in Northland’s Kaipara District say they’re frustrated by a 13-hour internet outage that forced many shops to close...