Harrison’s Photography/Supplied A thunderstorm which rolled through Northland and north Auckland caused flooding on Whangaripo Valley Rd on Wednesday morning – now more rain is expected in the area. Storm-hit areas in the upper...

Commissioners have rejected plans for a 124-lot subdivision on Kerikeri’s rural fringe. Photo / Peter de Graaf A proposed 124-lot subdivision on the outskirts of Kerikeri would “irreversibly alter” its surroundings and “tip the...

Kane and Gail Matthews, from Pioneer Orchids, at the Whangārei Orchid Society. Photo / Tania Whyte There was an intense day’s judging ahead of the Whangārei Orchid Society show, which began yesterday and continues...

The whale washed up on a section of beach between Glinks Gully (pictured) and Mahuta Gap in Kaipara. Photo / Tania Whyte Police are urging people to stay away from a dead whale that...