Smoke from the fire. Photo: Karen Thoresen & Eric Wright Dozens of residents from the Waipoua Settlement in the Kaipara District in Northland could be out of their homes for a week, as a...

The accident left the house abandoned and badly damaged on a rural road in the Far North. Photo: Supplied / Far North District Council Police are appealing for information about a bizarre incident involving...

Smoke from the fire. Photo: Karen Thoresen & Eric Wright The last few residents have reportedly been evacuated from Waipoua Settlement in Northland as the remote, forested area is threatened by a massive fire...

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The young boy who died after being hit by a vehicle in a driveway in the Whangārei suburb of Te Kamo on Sunday has been named. Police said 3-year-old...

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Four helicopters and multiple fire crews are on their way to a large blaze raging in Northland’s Waipoua Forest. The fire is off Waipoua River Road, near Waipoua Settlement...