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’.”...

Northland’s two 220kV circuits are being carried on a “Lindsey tower” (right) and three single-pole towers until a replacement pylon is built. Photo: Supplied/Transpower More than two weeks after a workplace mishap toppled a...

The council met to discuss the matter last month and its insurers, Riskpool, filed an application for leave to appeal that judgment on June 13. In a statement the council said all costs associated...