Brett Hood, a director at Northland-based planning and surveying firm Reyburn and Bryant, said a lot of Northland’s infrastructure is not designed to cope with severe weather events. Photo / Michael Cunningham Being smarter...

Lyric Godsmark, 25, suffered only minor injuries when her sleepout was destroyed by a falling tree. Photo / Lyric Godsmark A Whangārei woman who somehow escaped with only minor injuries when her home was...

A lot of goods have been donated and volunteers are busy sorting it out. Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis says Northlanders should not expect gold-plated fixes for the region’s Cyclone Gabrielle-ravaged roads. His...

Artist’s impression of a 12-home, three-level apartment building proposed in central Kerikeri by Kāinga Ora. Image / Kāinga Ora A drop-in session next week will give locals a chance to ask questions and give...

Marty Veale will look to build on further the success Northland enjoyed at the last NPC campaign. Photo / Michael Cunningham Marty Veale’s demeanour and body language gives an idea about the amount of...

OPINION I needed a posh dish for something I was writing, a dish that would convey not only great expense but also a taste beyond the ordinary, something transcendent. I wrote lobster thermidor. Then...

Ros Cole-Baker and daughter Ellie Gwilliam bail out water at Just Thrive dance studio. Photo / Michael Cunningham It was a tough start to the week for Whangārei businesses but with fine weather forecast...