Ruakākā beach is a popular spot for beachgoers, but they’re encouraged to swim between the flags. Photo / Tania Whyte Northland beaches are a hot spot for visitors this summer, but 15 rescues over...

On the corner of Manukau Station Rd and Great South Rd in south Auckland is a busy intersection flanked by Rainbow’s End on one side, and a residential high-rise on the other. In the...

The worst of the weather isn’t over yet – more heavy rain is on the horizon on Thursday. Up north, heavy rain warnings were in effect overnight for the Coromandel Peninsula and Northland. The...

Te Roroa Taiororua team on Kaipara Water Demonstration Site 1, Maunganui Bluff, after planting. Drip tape irrigation is laid out in front. The growing season for the Kaipara Water demonstration sites has kicked off...

Robin Grieve, from the Mangakahia Sports and Community Complex, is at a loss to explain why thieves stole swings from a children’s playground which the local community and Poroti Marae helped fund. “Who’d want...

Holidaymakers have been warned they need to act before an intense storm descends on the Coromandel late on Wednesday afternoon, with heavy rain and increasing gale-force north-easterly winds on the horizon. The Thames-Coromandel District...

Police say two people died when a vehicle hit a tree in Ahipara shortly before midnight on Tuesday It’s been a tragic start to 2023 on Northland’s roads with two people dying when a...

Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to thrash much of the North Island on Wednesday as MetService has upgraded several weather watches to warnings. Northland, the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Tasman have...