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.
New Zealand
8:46am
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.
Sunday 1:15pm
Officers pulled over weaving car while searching for a suspect – only to discover the driver was suffering severe chest pain.
Crime and Justice
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.
Politics
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
The incidents were both single vehicle crashes.
Winston Peters says Whangārei is a gateway to Northland and its many attractions and should be "a Cinderella City" no more.
Sun, May 24
Moko Tepania told a Far North District Council meeting this week that his proposal was sparked by what he described as a series of "bizarre" place name decisions.
Te Ao Māori
Arrests have recently been made in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Eastern, Bay of Plenty and Wellington districts.
Former Far North mayor considers taking over beleaguered timber mills that are facing closure with the loss of about 200 jobs.
Business
Thu, May 21
The Transport Ministry and NZTA have refused requests for both figures, citing the need to protect the Crown's public-private partnership negotiating position.
Wed, May 20
Jazz Singh will take up Kaipara District Council leadership role on June 8 - making him the fifth person to lead the council in 10 years.
Tue, May 19
Power was cut to about 90,000 homes and businesses across the region when the pylon fell during routine maintenance in 2024.
Thu, May 14
Veteran politician Dover Samuels said the Far North District Council should be held to account if a 6.7% rates rise goes ahead.
Senior Sergeant Rene Rakete said he "wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a call up from the All Blacks after watching that tackle".
Tue, May 12
A Northland man already in jail after his dogs killed his landlord has been sentenced to a further six years for an underage sex offence.
Mon, May 11
In Whirinaki, a settlement of a few hundred people straddling State Highway 12 in South Hokianga, planning for managed retreat is well underway.
Northlanders' rates payments are expected to climb to $374 million in the coming financial year, as a Kerikeri district ratepayer says years of cumulative rates increases are forcing her off her land.
Thu, May 7
Karnin Petera, 15, died after a flash flood swept through the cave in May 2023.
Tue, May 5
The Coroner has ruled a man was acting in self-defence during a fracas that left one person dead in Northland five years ago.
Karnin Petera, 15, died during a Whangārei Boys' High School trip to the caves in May 2023.
Mon, May 4
Te Matau a Pohe, which is New Zealand's only rolling bascule bridge and one of fewer than a dozen of its type in the world, opened in July 2013.
Sun, May 3
The staffer, who was paid nearly $30,000 for overtime he did not do, said the offending started after going through a break-up, which put "extra financial pressure" on him.
Sat, May 2
"This situation could have had a dire outcome and we’re thankful we’ve been able to return these men back to their loved ones," police said.
Fri, May 1
