Strong wind watch may continue into weekend for Hawke's Bay following Levin tornado
MetService has warned of winds gusting up to 100km/h on the East Coast.
MetService has warned of winds gusting up to 100km/h on the East Coast.
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.
The cost of housing people in emergency motels has hit a record in Hawke's Bay.
Operation Bloodhound has led to another arrest.
A woman was feared dead after police made multiple mistakes handling Gisborne incident.
Not all heroes wear capes. Some drive bulldozers.
Tairāwhiti and Wairoa will collaborate with recovery work from over a week of heavy rain.
Man's injuries no accident, say police
A heavy rain watch remains in place for Wairoa, as the rain largely seems to diminish.
Just four North Island shearing competitions this summer. There should have been 32.
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.
The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.
High seas forecast for the coast - with impacts likely to begin on Sunday.
Hedge fund billionaire to host prime minister's wedding.
The worst of the week's wet weather has passed for Hawke's Bay.
There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.
Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of the North Island.
Hawke's Bay residents disappoint police with lockdown breaches
Two vehicles had driven close to 500km before being told to turn around and go home.
About 80 fishery officers searched eight East Coast homes with police in support.
Our best exporters honoured.
Nearly double the NZ average reported experiencing hate speech online in the past year.
Niko was 24 when he was fatally injured near Te Haroto on August 22, 2016.
"Severe gales" expected for Northland and Auckland, snow for parts of the South.
A big festival of club rugby is brewing at the park
Pictures from the Hastings Boys v Gisborne Boys and Napier Tech v MAC games
Otapawa's very focused breeding program targeting production of industry positive cattle.
Batten down the hatches - it's a windy day in the north.