It has been a very tough few days for communities in the far north of the country, with some areas receiving around two and a half months’ worth of rain in the past 72...
Bullocks and horses power the Land’s farm in the Hokianga where three generations live off-grid, growing practically all their own food without the need for fossil fuels. Country Life spent a morning with the...
The Northland settlement of Oakura has been one of the worst affected areas as wild weather lashes the top of the country. Oakura Bay Store owner Nena Rogers spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Embed Share...
State Highway 1 is closed at the slip-prone Mangamuka Gorge in the Far North as a safety precaution. Photo: Supplied/NZTA States of emergency have been announced for the Whangārei District and Far North District...
Flooding in Kiripaka, Northland. Photo: Supplied A woman and two young children have been rescued from a car trapped by rising floodwaters in Northland. Fire and Emergency said the rescue unfolded on Pigs Head...
States of Emergency have been declared in Whangarei and the Far North with storm conditions expected get worse overnight. Northland east of Kaikohe from Doubtless Bay to Whangarei is under a red weather warning...
The top of the country has been effectively cut off from the rest of us, as heavy rain and wind continues to batter the North. The severe weather has left almost 2000 homes and...