Trudy Ross sent in this photo of the downpour taken from Onerahi. Photo / Supplied Residents in some parts of Whangārei say their homes and workplaces have flooded after a strange and short-lived bout...

An improvised Christmas tree on Langs Beach, where hopes of a dry Christmas Day have been boosted by the latest MetService forecast. Photo / Tania Whyte Fifty per cent odds of a mostly dry...

Whangārei’s unique Rolling Ball Clock sculpture, at the Town Basin, will be formally handed over to the Whangārei District Council tomorrow. Rolling Ball Clock gifted to council It took 14 years of blood, sweat...

Imagine our surprise when we heard what the golf bag appeared to be saying. Photo / 123rf OPINION Normally, in the week before Christmas I’ll bash out a few words for you, Dear Reader,...

Meridian Energy will begin construction of the Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System on this site at Marsden Pt next year The country’s largest grid-connected battery to store 100 megawatts of power – enough to...

Awanui dairy farmer Leah Frieling is one of many Far North farmers who have had issues with last year’s crops which were harvested in March. Photo / Supplied A nasty plant pest from across...

Ihaka Kapa, 155 Whare Kai co-ordinator and155 Whare Āwhina chief executive Liz Cassidy-Nelson prepare for the Christmas rush. Photo / Tania Whyte People troubled by the pressures of filling bellies this Christmas can turn...

A lack of GP availability is a big part of the reason, health experts say. Photo / Matthew Kay A Kaitāia woman, who has spent the better part of three years trying to enrol...

Liberty Templeman’s family say they still miss her “incredibly”. One of Northland’s youngest murderers is about to be released from prison after spending half his life behind bars — but his victims’ parents are...