Historic ship The Tui was found on fire on 4 June 2025. Photo: RNZ / Peter De Graaf The fire that destroyed a historic ship in the Bay of Islands was most likely caused...
Presenting a new RNZ podcast: Kelly Tartlon’s Final Treasure Hunt. This story has everything! Kidnapping, smuggling, scurvy, and imaginary islands full of Jewish gold… Make sure to follow Kelly Tarlton’s Final Treasure Hunt wherever...
A new mobile ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist clinic has been launched in Northland, bringing high-quality specialist care directly to local communities, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey say....
Thibaud Guerin, owner of marine research company TriOceans, and Cat Peters, chairwoman of the TriOceans Education Trust, say they haven’t given up their dream of a marine education centre in the Bay of Islands....
Firefighters dampen down the remains of the Tui. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The cause of a fire that destroyed a historic ship at the Paihia waterfront may never be known, a fire...
Kaikohe’s Piriwiritua Rātana brass band led the hīkoi, giving it an almost festive atmosphere. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf More than 400 people have marched down Kaikohe’s main street to honour the tragically...
Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown Two people have died in separate road crashes on Saturday in Northland and the Waikato. In Northland, emergency services were called to a serious two-vehicle crash on SH1 near...
The council said the line into the water treatment plant was still full of air, preventing crews from safely refilling the lines. Photo: Luigi Bertello / 123rf Some residents in Dargaville are still without...
The Kaipara District Council has cut water to some properties as Dargaville’s dwindling water supply reaches critical levels. Multiple water main breaks had brought Dargaville’s reservoirs below 10 percent capacity, prompting the council to...