The man, who suffered a "serious" medical event, was taken to hospital by helicopter.
New Zealand
Fri, Jun 19
Six bags filled with trash were tipped at the Dalton Track car park off Kerikeri Inlet Rd last weekend.
Tue, Jun 16
About a square metre of the seaweed has been found in Whangārei Heads’ Smugglers Bay, on the north side of the harbour entrance.
Environment
Sat, Jun 13
Police are asking the public as a precaution for information which may assist in identifying the owner.
Fri, Jun 12
Damaged yacht loses steering twice in open water, giving Coastguard Houhora volunteers a gruelling overnight mission to bring an exhausted crew safely home.
Thu, Jun 11
Police have dismantled an alleged methamphetamine operation across remote Northland communities, recovering firearms, clan labs and cash after a year-long investigation.
Crime and Justice
Police carried out raids as part of Operation Phoenix.
Police said the two-vehicle crash occurred on State Highway 1 near King Street, and was reported just after 3pm.
Tue, Jun 9
A 26-year-old man was charged with murder over the death last week.
Police have arrested a 22-year-old following the serious assault outside a Riverside Drive store on April 22.
Mon, Jun 8
Regional New Zealand's biggest social housing development to date has opened in Whangārei, giving more than 300 people stable accommodation.
Politics
Fri, Jun 5
Lightning has already lit up the skies over Nelson overnight, with severe thunderstorms and heavy rain now threatening large parts of the upper North Island.
Tārati Buckley, also known as Dorothy or Nanny Dot, died during King's Birthday Weekend. She was 76.
Thu, Jun 4
Police said 58-year-old Benjamin Barrett was last seen in Matauwhi Bay on May 26 at about 11.30pm.
A homicide investigation was launched after the woman was found dead at a property in Whirinaki earlier this week.
Emergency services responded to the crash between a car and pedestrian at the intersection of Murdoch Street and Colville Road just after 1.15am.
Solar-powered sensors across the Waitangi Endowment Forest can detect smoke signatures before a fire is visible.
Business
Wed, Jun 3
Police say a trail of evidence beginning with a burning SUV on a rural road north of Dargaville led them to a woman's body at a Whirinaki address.
Tue, Jun 2
Up to $10,000 of property was taken from an Ōpua houseboat 100m in a burglary that has left a family baffled over how it was carried out.
Heavy rain and strong winds are battering large parts of the country, with Golden Bay in Tasman already recording nearly 280mm in 24 hours and more to come.
Mon, Jun 1
A trough embedded in a humid northerly flow was forecast to bring prolonged heavy rain to the top of the South before moving north in the coming days.
Sun, May 31
Officers pulled over weaving car while searching for a suspect – only to discover the driver was suffering severe chest pain.
Fri, May 29
Aperahama Edwards of Ngātiwai will contest the Te Tai Tokerau seat with the incumbent Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Labour's Willow-Jean Prime and the Greens' Hūhana Lyndon.
Wed, May 27
"It takes just two seconds to buckle up, and that simple action can make the difference between life and death," Inspector John Fagan said.
Tue, May 26
Emergency services were called to a property in Tikipunga around 1.15am on Sunday.
Mon, May 25
