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Cyclone Gabrielle was almost the final nail in the coffin for the $33 million tourist attraction.

The smell of smoke was still heavy in the air on Thursday, with ash and debris spilling out of businesses into the carpark.

Samoa's director general of health says he is not concerned about another measles outbreak like the one in 2019 after recent suspected cases returned negative. Audio

Credit card knives, bongs, counterfeit cash and fireworks are among the hundreds of items seized at the doors of our courthouses over the last year.

Coromandel businesses say they're doing 50-90 percent less business than they were last year due to the fragility of road access to the region. Audio

Ngāpuhi parents who challenged an anti-co-governance roadshow in Kerikeri last night hosted by Julian Batchelor say it was a display of ignorance.

This year's expected strike of about 50,000 school and kindergarten teachers comes after years of pandemic-driven disruptions and soon after cyclone-related school closures.

Homes were evacuated and part of Auckland southern motorway closed after a truck carrying canisters containing highly flammable gas burst into flames. Audio

Northbound traffic on Auckland's Southern Motorway will be closed again overnight on Wednesday after a truck fire damaged the road.

SH25 in Coromandel has partially reopened to light vehicles after a section of the highway fell away, but the mayor says the latest slip is bringing more anxiety to the region. Audio

Turns out some of our essential underground infrastructure is hard to find. How do we better map it to prevent unnecessary outages?

More than 20,000 people are expected to take part in Auckland's Round the Bays run today.

Police are urgently appealing for witnesses after they say a driver died following an assault after a car crash on Auckland's North Shore Friday evening.

Auckland Council's rates approach to owners of red-stickered properties was a mistake that needs to be fixed, Desley Simpson says. Audio

The budget proposes sweeping cuts to community grants and $16m less for Local Boards.

Urgent repair works on key routes continue after Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent weather events caused mass closures. Audio

Tairāwhiti Civil Defence says there will be long-term psychological effects from recent cyclones that have hit the region.

River levels are dropping in Hawke's Bay and an evacuation order for Esk Valley has been lifted, after the region received less rain than forecast overnight.

"We are talking years. If we are wanting to build a new highway, that's years."

The latest in a series of weather events is blowing through the North Island, leaving flooded roads and stranded drivers throughout much of Auckland and Northland. Audio

The numbers of people seeking aid at Civil Defence centres in Auckland has dropped, but plenty of families are still displaced.

Rural residents in North Auckland are facing a monumentous challenge ahead following Cyclone Gabrielle.