More should have been done to retain Marsden Point refining. Photo / Tania Whyte. OPINION Over the upcoming holiday period tens of thousands of visitors will make their way into beautiful Northland and I...

MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan says rain could exceed 25 millimetres an hour, causing flash flooding, rising rivers and slips. Photo: Unsplash / Daoudi Aissa Thunderstorms are forecast for much of the upper North Island...

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and lightning has caused flooding across Auckland and led to flight cancellations. The lightning storm on Monday afternoon impacted a number of flights, an Air New Zealand spokesperson said. “Our teams...

MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan says rain could exceed 25 millimetres an hour, causing flash flooding, rising rivers and slips. Photo: Unsplash / Daoudi Aissa Thunderstorms are forecast for much of the upper North Island...

A Boxing Day deluge hit Auckland mid-afternoon, causing flooding and forcing beachgoers to run for their cars. Heavy rains across the city are causing some surface flooding, and an off-ramp on State Highway 1...

Chris McKeen/Stuff Thunderstorms loom for beachgoers in parts of the North Island. (File photo) Boxing Day beachgoers are being warned to keep one eye on the skies as localised thunderstorms and tornadoes remain a...

Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson. Photo / Tania Whyte Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson hopes his Christmas gift to councillors will provide them with an alternative view of the climate change issue. Jepson gave the book...

Traffic is expected to be busy at times through Kawakawa this holiday period. Photo / Michael Cunningham Holiday traffic hotspots Waka Kotahi is warning people of congestion hotspots over the holiday period. An online...

Summerset Mount Denby retirement village residents, from left: Bruce and Ngaire McLean, Shirley Mellsop, Marcia Alley, Glenys Kerr, Ann Barham, Gareth Foster, and Noeline Dean. Photo / Michael Cunningham The great Kiwi Christmas has...