Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii MetService is warning of thunderstorms and heavy rain on Saturday for Taranaki and coastal parts of Waikato and Waitomo. Localised downpours fell at rates nearing 20mm/hr in parts of...

Whangārei – often quiet in mid-winter – is expected to be packed ahead of the city’s biggest sporting event in years. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Excitement is building and accommodation is packed...

Whangārei District Court. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Police say an 18-year-old man will appear in the Whangārei District Court tomorrow, charged with assault with a weapon. Officers arrested and charged a man...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice multimedia journalist of File photo. Photo: SUPPLIED A deer had to be euthanised after it was found with its antlers entangled in a fence and its body caught in...