Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A prisoner believed to be wanting nicotine lozenges climbed onto the roof at Northland Regional Corrections Facility today. The incident was now resolved and the prisoner was down from...

Temporary piles are installed at a major slip on SH1 through Mangamuka Gorge. Photo: Supplied / Waka Kotahi Waka Kotahi is revealing “a timeline to reopening” State Highway One over the Mangamuka Gorge on...

The fire advances towards SH1 from Te Werahi Beach on Tuesday night, just south of Te Rerenga Wairua/Cape Rēinga. Photo / Ngāti Kuri Firefighters using a combination of ground crews and helicopters are continuing...

Supplied Many retired people and people with mobility restrictions enjoy getting out on the beach at Waipū for a fish, locals say. A small Northland community is divided over whether vehicles should continue to...

Photo: Supplied Fire crews are battling a large vegetation fire in Cape Reinga. The Cape Reinga lighthouse and a nearby campground have been evacuated, and State Highway 1 is closed north of Te Paki...

Doug Karanga Jr and Doug Karanga Sr are about to trade living in a car and in emergency accommodation for their own home. Photo / Peter de Graaf For the past two years, the...