The Government has signed off funding to recommission tanks at the former refinery, adding about eight days’ worth of diesel supply to New Zealand’s reserves.
Politics
12:16pm
Two mills belonging to Japanese-owned Juken NZ are facing uncertain futures with the company saying it had not been able to make them sustainable.
Business
Wednesday 6:19pm
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The Kaikohe Gliding Club could be forced to shut down after a break-in left multiple aircraft badly damaged and vital equipment, including a $70,000 tractor, stolen.
Crime and Justice
Mon, Mar 30
The red heavy warning which had been in place for parts of Northland expired, but the Far North and Whangārei remain under a state of emergency until Thursday.
New Zealand
Sat, Mar 28
The clean-up has begun after a subtropical storm brought large downpours and strong winds to much for the country, with States of Emergency declared for the Far North District and Whangārei District.
Fri, Mar 27
Around 500 people were forced to evacuate as swollen rivers burst their banks after an extreme deluge in the Far North.
The new stores, expected to open mid-2027, will be located adjacent to one another at the retail park on Molesworth Dr between Mangawhai and Mangawhai Heads.
States of emergency have been declared in Whangārei and the Far North amid torrential rain.
Thu, Mar 26
The forecaster issued a red heavy rain warning for Northland east of Kaikohe from Doubtless Bay to Whangārei from 4pm today.
Wed, Mar 25
MetService says more watches and warnings are likely as a moisture‑laden subtropical system brings heavy rain, severe easterly gales and large seas from Wednesday through to Friday.
Mon, Mar 23
A quick-thinking Matapouri boy is praised by police after calmly calling emergency services, giving his address and following instructions when his mother suffered a seizure.
Fri, Mar 20
Many Whangārei residents were angry the 20-year-old central city library would no longer open on Sundays.
Thu, Mar 19
New Zealand’s nationwide kiwifruit harvest underway with a special ceremony for a rising star of the sector in Northland.
Wed, Mar 18
The SPCA has received close to $500,000 from the Government to reduce the vast number of roaming dogs in across Auckland and Northland.
Harley Ra, who was raised in Kaitāia but works in Perth, hooked the 7.665 kilogram winner on Saturday, the final day of the five-day contest.
Environment
Mon, Mar 16
The protest opposes the McCallum Brothers company plan to dredge up to 150,000 cubic metres of sand per year from the seabed about four kilometres offshore.
Sun, Mar 15
Harley Ra hooked the winning fish on Saturday, the final day of the five-day Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza.
A community group took their case to the Environment Court in the wake of emergency rescue helicopter flights moving to Whangārei airport.
Thu, Mar 12
Complaints to Whangārei District Council referenced more than 200 individual noise events between August 11 and January 31.
Wed, Mar 11
Forecasters warn of strong winds, humid nights and possible thunderstorms as the system approaches, though the worst of the weather is expected to stay offshore.
MetService said a low is expected to bring larger-than-usual waves in parts of the upper North Island later this week.
Mon, Mar 9
Two people have died in unrelated single‑vehicle crashes in Paparoa and Foxton, with both incidents now under investigation.
Sat, Mar 7
Officers tracked the stolen vehicle from Kaikohe to Dargaville, later recovering a shotgun police said was tossed from the fleeing car.
Fri, Mar 6
Patrick Tokoroa Heke's registration was cancelled after he was charged with serious misconduct for using physical force against students in his Year 3 class.
Two waterfront property owners have been fined more than $6000 for carrying out illegal earthworks on a Northland beach.
Thu, Mar 5
