The Waipoua River fire remained at 91 hectares with a 5.8 kilometre perimeter. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel Evacuated residents from Waipoua will begin returning home on Sunday evening after Fire and Emergency said...

A helipad. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd A hospital in rural Northland says it needs $20,000 to complete an overdue upgrade of its helipad. Hauora Hokianga in Rawene provides essential health services to remote...

By Thursday 27 February, the Waipoua forest blaze had grown to 96 hectares, with a 4.5 kilometre perimeter, Fire and Emergency NZ said. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel There will be a big push...

The 300kg bottlenose dolphin is winched onto a pontoon after accidentally leaping into a small boat in the Bay of Islands. Photo: Supplied / DOC Fishermen in the Bay of Islands got far more...

By Thursday 27 February, the Waipoua forest blaze had grown to 96 hectares, with a 4.5 kilometre perimeter, Fire and Emergency NZ said. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel A total fire ban is about...

A police officer at the scene on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro A community is shocked after a shooting at a Whangārei waterfront park that has left one woman dead and another person...

By Thursday 27 February, the Waipoua forest blaze had grown to 96 hectares, with a 4.5 kilometre perimeter, Fire and Emergency NZ said. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel Firefighters are bracing for a wind...

Police are at the scene and cordons are in place in the Whangārei suburb of Onerahi. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro A person is dead and a second has been left with life-threatening injuries...

Police are at the scene and cordons are in place in the Whangārei suburb of Onerahi. Photo: RNZ Police are responding to a serious situation in Onerahi, a coastal suburb of Whangārei, and St...

Smoke from the fire. Photo: Karen Thoresen & Eric Wright Dozens of residents from the Waipoua Settlement in the Kaipara District in Northland could be out of their homes for a week, as a...