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...

Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog 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 paused...

Work to reinstate the washed-out bridge at Ngaiotonga started on Friday, once diggers could reach the area. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Temporary repairs to a washed-out bridge on Northland’s east coast have...

Paora Glassie, Civil Defence lead for Ōtetao Reti Marae at Punaruku on Northland’s storm-ravaged east coast. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Lessons learnt during Cyclone Gabrielle three years ago have proved invaluable for...

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A drone image captures the massive slip at Helena Bay Hill in Northland, cutting off Ōakura Bay. Photo: Supplied / Ngātiwai Trust Board Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says it could take weeks to fix...