Forecasters have warned people in the top parts of the North Island to prepare for severe thunderstorms and rain. Photo: Supplied/ MetService Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding could be on the way for Auckland,...

The Te Tau Hou Māori light and waka spectacular will not go ahead this year. File pic Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Organisers of Bay of Islands’ Matariki festival are frustrated its celebration...

Riverside Kaipara town Dargaville is typical of district locations potentially affected by climate change amplified predicted sea level rise. Photo: Susan Botting, Local Democracy Reporter Northland A new Northland climate action group has slammed...

By Tracy Neal, Open Justice reporter of Brintyn Smith suffered a fractured sternum, nose and thyroid, extensive bruising and a concussion after the attack in the Whangārei courthouse. Photo: NZ Herald A family lawyer...

This section of Northland’s railway, near Motatau, hasn’t seen a train since 2016 – and plans to reopen the line are now on hold. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf More than $30 million...

Northland lawyer Keegan Jones brought the first of his free legal clinics to Kerikeri this week. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A new service is offering Far Northerners free legal clinics – alongside...

(file image) Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi An unborn baby has died after a serious crash involving a stolen vehicle in a small town in Northland on Monday. Police said they were called to...

The woman had multiple referrals and many investigations over post-menopausal bleeding, but no treatment plan was put in place, and surgery was not offered (file image). Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A woman died...

Water reforms, fluoridation, homelessness and Māori wards are things the mayor receives correspondence about weekly, and which the council has no control over. Photo / 123 rf Vince Cocurullo is the mayor of Whangārei...

A project to upgrade stop banks alongside the Wairoa River between Dargaville and Te Kopuru is in line for money from the Government’s new Regional Infrastructure Fund. Image / NZ Herald Farmers say they...