Toitu Tairāwhiti provides the first of seven temporary accommodation cabins to Wairoa.

A year and a half on from Cyclone Gabrielle, Chrystal Culvert in Tūtira is complete.

News snippets from the Far North.

Tracey Schwass spearheads the revival of the annual midwinter swim.

The mum says the Kāinga Ora house stank of smoke after fire, a worry for her sick son.

A picture paints a thousand words.

The writer bemoans the impact of the motor car.

World War I flag returned to Tolaga Bay; 'Boogieman' Chambers' single acknowledged.

New Zealand is a hotspot for strandings, with more than 5000 recorded since 1840.

'There’s beautiful character in there, it’s just about the right person coming along.'

'I was on my knees, my eyes were tearing up and my cousins were pissing themselves.'

The Brynderwyn Hills have been closed again and again - here's why it's such a challenge.

The newly elected councillor is undergoing treatment, says Mayor-elect Mahé Drysdale.

The offender had also taken a bed base.

'These are people who help make Stratford a great place to call home' - Mayor Neil Volzke.

Anaru Rueben was involved in a $14,000 aggravated robbery of a Gull station.

Identifying email scams is getting increasingly more difficult.

The man would not give his details when police asked, triggering a chain of events.

Tonnes of silt was spread across parts of Hawke's Bay during Cyclone Gabrielle.

The woman received medical attention, but died at the scene.

Work to continue on Russell - Ōpua walking track after $71,500 grant.

It will cost up to $125 million to replace all the bridges but bottlenecks will continue.

"You don’t call it a horse unless it’s a Clydesdale."

Spring Sheep has gaining brand registration for its infant milk formula.

'Magical wonderlands' have risen from the ashes of volcanic activity.

Emergency services were notified of the incident at Waimatā about 10.20am.

Kaitāia’s new Māori health and wellbeing space He Kura now open.

The polystyrene will be recycled into picture frames and decorative mouldings

Siobhan O’Malley, Ben Picton, Steve Wyn-Harris, Don Fraser.