Flooding in the Helena Bay – Ōakura area of Northland on 18 January 2026. Photo: Screengrab from video – supplied The Whangārei District Council has announced an emergency recovery fund for residents affected by...

First published on A former senior detective has won part of her bullying claims against the Northland CIB. Photo: NZME A culture long whispered about as the Northland Criminal Investigation Branch “boys’ club” has...

The man was able to be winched to safety during the very early hours of the morning. Photo: NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED A man is lucky to be alive after falling down a Northland...

In the Northland town of Oakura, locals are adjusting to a new reality – no proper road south to Whangarei for as long as the next three months. The road north reopened on Saturday...

Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog above Work has resumed to recover six missing people after the landslide at Mount Maunganui. The victims have been named as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, Måns Loke...

Police say one person died at the scene of the crash. Photo: RNZ One person has died in what police are calling a “serious” crash in Oakleigh, Whangārei. Emergency services were called to the...

Photo: RNZ A woman died after being dropped from a hospital stretcher at Whangārei Hospital, a coroner has found. Margaret Batten, 83, suffered a head injury after falling onto a concrete floor in the...

Whangārei District Mayor Ken Couper and Whangārei district civil defence emergency operations centre controller Victoria Harwood. Photo: Susan Botting / Local Democracy Reporting Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper would like to see the district’s state...

Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog above Work has resumed to recover six missing people after the landslide at Mount Maunganui. The victims have been named as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, Måns Loke...

Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog above. It’s unclear whether the recovery of the six people who have been missing since Thursday’s landslide on Mount Maunganui will resume today. Work at the site...