No Sand Mining Bream Bay protest banner hangs at Ruakaka Beach. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 14,000-signature petition against a proposed fast-tracked sand mining operation off Northland’s Bream Bay is due to be...

The 91-hectare fire was mostly in young pines and slash. Photo: Supplied / FENZ A major clean-up is underway at Northland’s Waipoua Settlement as residents return after last week’s ferocious forest fire. Iwi leader...

Photo: 123rf The ‘world’s worst marine pest’ continues its spread, the government has responded with a $6 million boost in funding, it has been a shocking month for shootings in Whangārei, a dolphin has...

Newly-discovered dense caulerpa meadow on sandy shoal at Motukiekie Island, Bay of Islands. Photo: Supplied / LDR / NRC The government is throwing more than $6 million at developing world-first industrial-scale technology to fight...

The Waipoua River fire remained at 91 hectares with a 5.8 kilometre perimeter. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel Evacuated residents from Waipoua will begin returning home on Sunday evening after Fire and Emergency said...

A helipad. Photo: RNZ / Katie Todd A hospital in rural Northland says it needs $20,000 to complete an overdue upgrade of its helipad. Hauora Hokianga in Rawene provides essential health services to remote...

By Thursday 27 February, the Waipoua forest blaze had grown to 96 hectares, with a 4.5 kilometre perimeter, Fire and Emergency NZ said. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel There will be a big push...

The 300kg bottlenose dolphin is winched onto a pontoon after accidentally leaping into a small boat in the Bay of Islands. Photo: Supplied / DOC Fishermen in the Bay of Islands got far more...

By Thursday 27 February, the Waipoua forest blaze had grown to 96 hectares, with a 4.5 kilometre perimeter, Fire and Emergency NZ said. Photo: RNZ / Calvin Samuel A total fire ban is about...

A police officer at the scene on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro A community is shocked after a shooting at a Whangārei waterfront park that has left one woman dead and another person...