John Bain (right) with fellow Democracy Northland member Robin Grieve in February 2021 outside NRC in Whangārei with boxes of signatures petitioning that council as well as FNDC and KDC to poll their communities...

” We know how utterly devastating it is when someone close to you is going through the worst of times. We see it every day and have nothing but empathy for victims and their...

Transpower says a pylon falling over is the cause of the outage. Photo: Supplied / Kawakawa Electrical Ltd Transpower is defending not compensating Northland businesses hit by last month’s major power cut when a...

Students from Tikipunga High School created the artwork titled Manawaroa, with artist Mike Paora using recycled timber. Photo / Supplied Recycled art Tikipunga High School last week celebrated the completion of a ‘creative in...

“Construction started in April 2024 and energisation is targeted for early 2025. An engineering, procurement and contracting (EPC) company — Photon Energy NZ Pty Ltd — has been appointed to build and deliver the...

“There is genuine recognition that tourism is doing it tough. “The main theme was the Brynderwyns, but also power as there’s been the fallen pylon, Covid, the cyclone, and the cost of living. “There’s...

Managing director Andrea Ross said long wait times were an issue in Northland. Currently, students can’t get bookings until October, she said. “It’s a process, my understanding is it’s about three months. AdvertisementAdvertise with...

“We’re cashing out,” Tan said. “We had them to accommodate our guests from overseas.” Tan said Ray White agent Hania Johnson had convinced Carrington to take the properties to auction with the ultra-low reserve....

Then the rot set in: depression, which Cameron describes as a hitchhiker he couldn’t get rid of. He had bought 500 cows, a substantial investment for the former share milker. “Now, I’ve got the...

“I had always come up north camping as a kid at Matauri Bay and Tūtūkākā and I thought, ‘How cool would it be living and working in Tūtūkākā instead of doing a week’s holiday’.”...