Satellite image of Vaianu showing the potential track as it heads towards New Zealand. Photo: Zoom Earth Severe weather warnings are set to come into place this weekend as Cyclone Vaianu bears down on...

Weather warnings ahead of Cyclone Vaianu. Photo: MetService MetService has issued a raft of weather warnings for the North Island as Cyclone Vaianu approaches the country. The cyclone is expected to move across the...

Flooding near Kerikeri in March 2026. Photo: RNZ/Tim Collins Northland farmers are still grappling with the fallout of last month’s flooding as they prepare for an incoming cyclone. Cyclone Vaianu is forecast by MetService...

Aerial view of Whirinaki and State Highway 12 after the March storm. Photo: Supplied / FNDC The small Northland settlement of Whirinaki is again bracing for the arrival of wild weather, only a couple...

A flood-damaged van and debris piled up at the Cooks’ property by the 26 March storm. Photo: Supplied Two weeks to the day after floodwaters swept through Anaru Cook’s property south of Kaitāia, he’s...

In the small, predominantly Māori town of Kaikohe, residents struggling with high living costs are using Afterpay to buy things like gas. The buy-now-pay-later service lets you purchase goods and services at a quarter...

Kaitāia flooding after heavy rain, March 2026. Photo: Supplied FNDC via LDR Auckland mayor and property developer Wayne Brown has criticised Northland Regional Council (NRC) after flooding hit Kaitāia’s $120m northern industrial and large-format...

MetService has forecasted heavy rain over for the upper North Island on Tuesday. Photo: Screengrab / MetService MetService is warning residents in Northland to prepare for severe gales, heavy rain and possible thunderstorms. Rainfall...

The driver died at the scene. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has died after their vehicle plunged into a tree in Kaitaia, Northland. Emergency services were called to the crash near the...