A heavy rain watch was in force Sunday for Northland and Auckland including Great Barrier Island. The watch is until 6pm in Northland and 9am Monday in Auckland. On Sunday morning, a short-lived thunderstorm...

SH1 north of Mangamuka township, prior to the scheduled reopening on 19 December 2024. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf A road in the Far North that recently reopened last Christmas after a two-year closure has...