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...

But earlier this year, she had to set her pride aside when she learned that her family was moving in with them from the South Island. “They weren’t doing too well. And for people...

“I’m nervous, excited, and sleepless – but that describes me at home with my five kids anyway. “It’s always been a plan in the back of my mind, either taking over or starting my...

Fisher gave the example of restaurants which lost large bookings for weddings in the days after the power cut because the parties needed certainty the power would be on. “The communications coming out of...

“I’ll be there across the night popping up and down and I’ll be talking about all sorts of things that have been happening at the moment, like, me and my boyfriend bought a house...

The three locations and dates which remain available are: Te Kopuru School Hall – Mon 8th to Fri 12th Dargaville Selwyn Park School – Mon 15th to Fri 19th Attendees should bring lunch, a...

State Highway 1 through Northland’s Mangamuka Gorge won’t open until closer to Christmas. Photo: Supplied/Waka Kotahi Northland businesses grappling with the effects of long road closures and June’s region-wide power cut are being offered...