
'Long duration event': Waipoua Forest fire grows to 70ha, evacuations underway
Police are assisting with evacuating dwellings in the Waipoua River Rd area.
Police are assisting with evacuating dwellings in the Waipoua River Rd area.
Twenty homes were evacuated as flames blocked access to State Highway 12.
Appeals for food, toiletries and clothing have been made for evacuees.
Residents may be forced to leave their homes for a week due to the Northland fire.
The family's chihuahua died and the cat is still missing after the blaze.
Threatened Level 4 restrictions would limit water use to essentials like cooking.
The house was unsalvageable by the time fire crews arrived at the Northland fire.
Jim Wintle enjoyed seeing the community benefit from the projects he was involved with.
The judge found the revised proposal did not address an urgent marine crisis.
About 40kg of wallaby mince will be used for the free quesadillas.
'I can't recall the last time work was done on the river,' says McDonald.
The family camped at Parua Bay Yacht Club for over a month.
Fashion designer Samantha Williams was killed by drink driver Jake Hamlin.
Ian Wilson has appeared before the Parole Board for the fifth time since he was jailed.
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An MoE upgrade is expected for Mangawhai School's water infrastructure.
$300,000-plus funds 12 Far North-specific climate resilience projects.
Locals fear dredging Bream Bay will damage beaches and marine life.
Mayor Jepson said defending the challenge cost over $160,000.
The 250,000-panel solar farm could power half of Northland's homes.
The DoC survey aims to find Māui dolphin numbers off North Island's west coast.
The appeal was started in memory of Grace Millane, who was murdered in 2018.
More than a quarter of the country's vehicles fail their fitness checks on testing
A cruise ship worker with a serious eye injury needed urgent hospital treatment.
A ketch left to drift on police instructions during a rescue last year remains missing.
Emilia Finer won multiple medals at the ice swimming championships in Italy.
The road was closed for nine hours, with a tanker spilling milk.
Michael Craig Collins (Mike) died in a single-vehicle crash at Kaipara this month.
A man claims he offered a year ago to deal with wild cattle problem on Whangārei Heads.