Summer arrived a month early for much of the country over the long weekend.Humid conditions bolstered temperatures in the upper North Island to the low 20s, with eastern areas of the island reaching the mid-20s.The weather was... Read...
The Greens have pledged $50 million over two years to save the North Island`s mighty kauri forests from dieback disease. Kauri have been dying at alarming rates and spread through the upper North Island , despite a range of initiatives... Read...
A Northland councillor predicts kauri will be extinct on Crown land in the next 30 years due to kauri dieback across the upper North Island - but local iwi strongly disagree with that assessment. Read...
It`s been a wild night for the upper half of the North Island with squally thunderstorms lighting up skies and heavy showers laced with hail, pounding rooftops. After an active atmospheric Thursday in which a destructive tornado... Read...
`Wallywood` is set to become the latest part of Wellington`s booming screen industry with a $45 million studio development under construction north of the capital. Read...
A violent lightning storm is set to lash Auckland during the evening rush hour as the latest storm strikes the top of the country.Rain is falling across the upper North Island as clouds packed with moisture from the sub-tropics... Read...
A sub-tropical deluge is set to soak the flood-ravaged top of the country tonight, as the region braces for more than 10 hours of non-stop heavy rain and strong winds. While forecasters are confident today`s rainstorm won`t be on... Read...
RUGBY The All Black selectors are enjoying the challenge of picking their first match-day squad of the Scott Robertson era More...
BUSINESS A popular drinking hole in Auckland's Ponsonby has entered receivership, after failing to pay back a loan worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to its co-owner More...