MetService’s rain radar, at about 7:30pm Saturday. Photo: Supplied/ MetService MetService has added a yellow severe thunderstorm watch for Northland, which was already under a yellow heavy rain watch. On Saturday night, the heavy...

Members survey the damage at Taipā Sailing Club, in the Far North’s Doubtless Bay. Photo: Supplied / Lester Bridson A small, cash-strapped sailing club in the Far North is appealing for help to rebuild...

MetService forecasters issued a heavy rain watch for Northland, for Anzac Day through to Sunday 27 April – but warned the conditions expected, including the amount of rainfall, are especially hard to predict. Photo:...

The Onoke Heights site at Te Kamo with the bush-clad Onoke Scenic Reserve on the hilltop in the distance. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Whangārei developer has dropped its appeal over a...

Transport Minister Chris Bishop. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi A replacement for State Highway 1 over Northland’s notorious Brynderwyn Hills will be built just to the east of the current road – a major...

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Easter holiday road toll has risen to four after a person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mangakino on Easter Monday. Two others were seriously injured in...

A CCTV image of the man who is suspected of breaking the window earlier this month. Photo: Facebook / Kamo Volunteer Fire Brigade The same man is alleged to have broken a window at...

Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown The Easter holiday road toll has risen to three after a two-car crash in central Taranaki on Easter Monday. Police say emergency services were alerted at 2.30pm to the...

Heavy rain and storms caused by the former Cyclone Tam system are continuing Photo: Unsplash Heavy rain has pelted central New Zealand overnight and former Cyclone Tam is still lighting up weather warnings across...

Isey Cross, 106, says the love of friends and family is the key to a long life. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf One of Northland’s oldest residents – and the region’s oldest movie...