Nelson’s Maitai River in June 2025. Photo: Samantha Gee / RNZ The top of the South Island is effectively cut off at the moment, with a number of state highways closed. A state of...

The Pelorus River in Marlborough is running high. Photo: RNZ / Samantha Gee Marlborough district mayor Nadine Taylor has declared a localised state of emergency for parts of the region. Fire and Emergency is...

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Northland paedophile James Parker. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf WARNING: This article discusses sexual abuse and may be upsetting to some readers. A convicted paedophile and former school...

Demand for colonoscopies exceeded capacity in Northland earlier this year. (File photo) Photo: 123RF Wait times for non-urgent colonoscopies in Northland ballooned this year Doctors blame increase on Health NZ’s decision to cut rates...

Nurses say Health NZ’s pay offer does not keep up with the cost of living. (File photo) Photo: RNZ About 50 theatre nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) at Northland’s Whangārei Hospital are striking on...

Lake Ōmāpere in March this year, when an algae bloom turned the water a lurid green. Photo: Supplied / NIWA An ambitious plan to restore the health of Northland’s largest lake is set to...

The Mystics’ Sophia Lafaiali’i hauls in the ball against the Magic, during an ANZ Premiership match in Hamilton, on Saturday 21 June. Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Northern Mystics have beaten the...

By Shannon Pitman, multimedia journalist, Whangārei of Whangarei High and District Court. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon There’s a well-known saying that justice delayed is justice denied. And in Northland, where the region is...

Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ’s Northland Source link...

So far this year Northland has been battered by record-breaking rain, a cyclone and even a tornado. But the region’s also had to contend with a drought, and nowhere was that more keenly felt...