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The outdoor enthusiast’s guide to Great Barrier Island
Make sure you earn your ‘beach time’ this summer.
$40k of parking cameras for island with fewer than 1200 people
Auckland Transport prepares to install new system at airport carpark.
AT challenges SeaLink’s safety concerns as island wharf stays open
Organisations at loggerheads over access to Great Barrier Island’s main port.
Regional links priced out of the sky by Auckland Airport fees, say carriers
Airlines at the runway’s regional hub say they have the rough end of the deal.
New Auckland tsunami evacuation maps show lower risk than thought
Auckland Emergency Management says the new maps are also easier to understand.
‘I think my time’s up’: Grandfather’s brush with death after frightening bee encounter
Bees had never bothered Sean Pont, so life-threatening allergic reaction came as a shock.
Locals worried as more super-spreading seaweed discovered off Gt Barrier Island
Discovery comes amid concern some boaties are flouting rules to control exotic caulerpa.
Have $500,000 to spare? You too could charter a superyacht this summer
Wealthy Kiwis are among clients who spend eye-watering amounts to charter superyachts.
'Absolute tragedy': Great Barrier resident dies in gas explosion; crews battle Ōrakei house fire
Two dozen firefighters responded to the house fire on Brenton Place.
'Disaster': Calls for Great Barrier to be off limits for boaties this summer
Experts warn we're on the brink of an environmental disaster for New Zealand.
'Are you high right now?': The bar room debate for Auckland Central
"Are you stoned right now?" Auckland Central candidates go head to head on Karangahape Rd.
Hail, flooding possible in Waikato; 100km/h winds for Auckland this weekend
More wild weather is forecast as a trough of low pressure moves over the country.
Heavy downpours to hit North Island, tree falls in Herne Bay
As temperatures rise during the first week of spring, the rain will continue to fall.
'The sea was like a washing machine': Awards for sailors who rescued yachtsman in cyclone
They all received Defence Force awards for their bravery.
Claim filed against Crown over seaweed infestation engulfing Aotea
Iwi claims negligence resulted in degradation of marine ecosystem.
Strong winds and snow: Freezing conditions sweep up NZ, closing roads
Some drivers are being advised to avoid the Auckland Harbour Bridge this morning.
Kiwi toddler's Fiji yacht death: Police continue investigation, probe 'negligence' factor
The family had arrived in Fiji two days before the tragedy.
All harbour bridge lanes reopen after 'severe' wind gusts, reduce speed limits remain
Wind speeds in Super City forecast to reach 90km/h - Warnings of downed trees, power cuts.
75 hours of rain: Local state of emergency for Tairāwhiti, 130 evacuated, all major roads closed, rivers rising
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
75 hours of rain: Residents in East Coast's Te Karaka self-evacuate, river levels continue to climb
Prolonged heavy rain threatens to cause fresh slips and flooding across the North Island.
Roads flooded in Tologa Bay, warning upgraded: Weather watches extended across NI
Heavy rain watches issued for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty.
Great Barrier dune tragedy: Boy returns home after life support turned off
A day at the beach turned into a nightmare as the boys were buried by a sand dune.
Life support turned off for boy in hospital after sand dune collapse
A day at the beach turned into a nightmare as the boys were buried by a sand dune.
Community bands together as pair buried under sand dune fight for their lives
Day at the beach turned into a nightmare as the boys were buried by sand dune.
Great Barrier sand dune collapse: Boy wasn't breathing, boy pulled out by car - reports
The two boys, aged 12 and 14, are still in a critical condition at Starship Hospital.
Great Barrier Island sand dune collapses and buries two boys
The boys were flown to hospital in a critical condition.
The sky’s the limit for Mātauranga Māori and Air New Zealand in-flight skincare package
Rongoā Māori goes sky high with Air NZ.