The Tui started shedding planks from its hull several years ago, damage that was accelerated by Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A derelict Northland landmark with a vivid history...

The new Battery Energy Storage System should help even out electricity supply and demand peaks and troughs for Northland, Meridian says. From left, project manager Mike Wilson and field service engineer Minh Nguyen with...

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Denise L’Estrange-Corbet and Chris Wikaira.  They discuss the return of The Southerner, a train between Christchurch and Dunedin, a decision to keep the official...

Russell in Te Tai Tokerau/Northland. Photo: 123RF The New Zealand Geographic Board has announced the proposal to change the name of the Northland town Russell to its original Māori has been declined. The board...

Russell in Te Tai Tokerau/Northland. Photo: 123RF The New Zealand Geographic Board has announced the proposal to change the name of the Northland town Russell to its original Māori has been declined. The board...

A container-sized lithium-ion battery is lowered into place at Meridian’s battery energy storage site at Marsden Point. Photo: Supplied / Meridian New Zealand’s first giant, grid-connected battery is set to open at Northland’s Marsden...

Police are making enquiries into the circumstances of the death. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The death of a young girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday is being investigated by police. Emergency services were called...

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a man’s body in Northland. Police said a man arrived at the Kaikohe Police Station around 8.30pm on Wednesday,...

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person is dead after a crash on State Highway 12 in Northland. Police said the single-vehicle crash occurred around 1.30pm on Wednesday, west of Gallie Road near Matakohe....

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Delays on State Highway 12 in Northland are continuing following a serious crash west of Matakohe early Wednesday afternoon. A car landed in a ditch west of Gallie Road,...