
Boaties watch for missing catamaran
Coastguard New Zealand has alerted boaties in Northland to keep an eye out for a father and daughter sailing to the Bay of Islands
Coastguard New Zealand has alerted boaties in Northland to keep an eye out for a father and daughter sailing to the Bay of Islands
A kayaker out for an evening paddle found a body in the Waikato River this evening.
Motorists heading out of Wellington face a nightmare two-hour gridlock north of the capital.
A man with a history of failing to stop for authorities and who led Whangarei police on a pursuit that reached speeds of 180km/h could serve his sentence outside prison.
An award-winning Whangarei restaurant has shut down after nine months of roadworks that its owner said crippled the business.
Bad weather is starting to hit the South Island.
A win in the Supreme Court has paved the way for a Northland homeowner to continue her leaky building case against the Whangarei District
A seabird expert has described the discovery of mutilated flesh-footed shearwaters in sand dunes as "barbaric and completely unacceptable''.
Cyclists will be able to pedal from one coast to the other this summer with the Twin Coast Cycle Trail Pou Herenga Tai all but complete. The
What will start out as a cloudy morning for most of the country should clear as the Christmas day wears on, but the odd shower is in store too.
Keep an eye on traffic conditions as they unfold through the Herald's live blog.
Northland's amazing run of Lotto success has continued with a ticket sold in Wellsford winning $5.3 million on Wednesday. The ticket
Wet weather today will clear throughout the country making way for a mainly fine Christmas weekend.
A group of endangered New Zealand dotterels have begun nesting at a Piha site where the tiny native birds' biggest threat - dogs - are allowed to roam off-leash during the day.
A Northlander has been sent to jail for carrying out a violent home invasion and assaulting its owner in retribution for perceived
One of six mixed-breed puppies stolen from outdoor cages at the Turangi SPCA in late November has turned up in Te Puke. SPCA manager
Christmas Day should be fine but be ready for thunderstorms in the coming days.
Hamilton police are searching for a 3-year-old boy who went missing this evening.
KiwiRail has announced it will replace its electric train fleet on the North Island main trunk line with diesel locomotives.
An 18-year-old man will appear in court today after five people were shot with a paintball gun in Whangarei on the weekend.
A Hawke's Bay cyclist was on a real high, one that did not involve any illicit substances, after riding with disgraced former Tour
A man suffering diabetes crashed his car into a lamp post yesterday. And all emergency crews could do was wait - for 45 minutes
There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.
Almost 600 undersized paua have been returned to the sea near Napier after several large-scale paua busts in one day. Ministry for
A Whangarei District councillor has stepped in to defend the much-maligned window washers who have made the city's major intersections their workplace.
Police are warning holidaymakers not to walk alone in unknown areas following a 10-hour search to find a man who got lost on a walk. Sergeant
A man facing more than 50 charges after up to $150,000 worth of allegedly stolen goods was found around a Bridge Pa property earlier
The High Court has thrown out an appeal by a recidivist Northland drink-driver that his prison term be substituted with home detention
An 18-year-old woman who was waiting for a taxi in Whangarei with friends was "unable to see or open her eye" after a person in a