The fire near Whangārei reached its height on Thursday, but firefighters have been able to battle it back from the valley ridges, and establish a controlled perimeter. Photo: Supplied / FENZ Fire investigators have...

Sailing boats crowd the water off Russell at the star of last year’s Tall Ships race, with title winner R Tucker Thompson at right. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf One of the Bay...

The Whangārei fire as seen from the air on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Supplied / FENZ Whangārei firefighters are confident they will be able to contain a large scrub fire burning on the outskirts of...

The Whangārei fire as seen from the air on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Supplied / FENZ Whangārei firefighters are confident they will be able to contain a large scrub fire burning on the outskirts of...

Photo: 123RF A man left with life-threatening wounds after being shot in the Far North town of Mangōnui is now in a stable condition according to police. Kaitāia police were called to Mary Hassett...

Photo: 123rf.com Whangārei police have arrested a driver they say was tailgating other motorists and overtaking on blind corners. Senior Sergeant Dave Wilkinson said police were alerted to a car driving dangerously on Western...

Alien Weaponry bass player Tūranga Edmonds says deciding to get his moko was made possible by learning and led to learning. He has shared some of that in his series of interviews, Kōrero with...

Photo: RNZ / Susan Edmonds Helicopters will back at first light battling the Northland scrub fire that has destroyed about 20 hectares of vegetation. The blaze broke out at Whangārei Heads early on Thursday...

A large amount of smoke could be seen at Whangārei heads. Photo: Susan Edmunds A large vegetation fire in Whangārei Heads in Northland has triggered Fire and Emergency response. Evacuations are underway for a...

Dargaville was among the centres affected by the outage. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Businesses in Northland’s Kaipara District say they’re frustrated by a 13-hour internet outage that forced many shops to close...