New $15.5m Te Rēinga Bridge opens after cyclone damage
The new bridge, which had a “leading-edge design”, eliminated the need for piers in the riverbed, according to…
Operation Laver: Two arrested in dark web drug raid in northern Auckland
Police searched a rural North Auckland address late last week, and found drugs and $55,000 cash, Sirl said.…
Election 2026: Who’s in, who’s out and who’s circling Northland seats
McCallum offered National some stability in the north, after Whangārei MP Dr Shane Reti this month announced his…
Car flips in 3-vehicle crash on Auckland’s Northern Motorway, lanes blocked near harbour bridge
SH1 NORTHERN MOTORWAY, SOUTHBOUND – CRASH – 6:20AM, FRI 20 MARCH A crash is blocking two southbound lanes…
Northern Motorway truck fire: Residents woken by ‘explosions’ and smoke after rig bursts into flames
Wainui resident Glen McLean, who lives about 100m from the incident, said he was jolted awake by the…
Northern Territory floods: Thousands evacuated, crocs spotted in Katherine and Daly River areas
Rivers at major flood levels The Katherine River peaked at 19.2m overnight, submerging homes and businesses, and inundating…
Cricket: Kiwi Brett Randell makes history with five wickets in five balls for Central Districts
“Just all the emotions and stuff coming down from that high was pretty big but super stoked to…
Vegetation fire breaks out near chicken farm in Tuakau
Flames tore through dry grass, sticks and low scrub, sending plumes of white smoke drifting over the rural…
Groyne proposed for Wairoa River mouth, cost would be more than $12 million
No funding has been secured, but an application has been put forward to the Government for funding support.…
What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere – Kevin Trenberth
On February 2, the Whangaparāoa automatic weather station on the city’s North Shore recorded a temperature of 24C…
Judge Ema Aitken judicial conduct hearing hears from NZ First party secretary about Northern Club incident
“We get no leverage from this,” she replied. Judge Aitken is the first New Zealand judge to be…
Judge Ema Aitken appears before Judicial Conduct Panel after Northern Club incident involving Winston Peters
Attorney-General Judith Collins recommended the Judicial Conduct Commissioner inquire into Judge Aitken’s conduct. The Judicial Conduct Panel hearing…