Northland
Midweek Mediawatch - a PM forced to dish his own plaudits
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the prime minister becoming his own hype man, a strange malfunction in RNZ's push notifications, and a grab… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - a PM forced to dish his own plaudits
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the prime minister becoming his own hype man, a strange malfunction in RNZ's push notifications, and a grab…
AudioFree entry at Waitangi Treaty Grounds will help mark Matariki
It will also be available over the school holidays to help celebrate the reopening of SH1 over the Brynderwyns.
The Panimals: Bream Bay's genre-defying pan band
Gabriella Uphof is a Year 11 student who is part of the musical joy-machine that is The Panimals; Bream Bay College's very own steel pan band. Audio
Stuff pulls plug on Northland community newspapers
The Northern News and The Whangārei Leader will cease publication this week, along with a weekly property lift-out.
Businesses may band together to seek power outage compo
Northland's Chamber of Commerce says the Consumer Guarantees Act only applies to retail customers, not businesses.
Why businesses are seeking compensation not insurance after outage
Northland businesses are pushing for compensation from Transpower for last week's blackout across most of the region.
Pylon collapse: 'Unprecedented and inconceivable'
Transpower says all the nuts securing the tower to the base plate on three legs were removed, causing the tower to fall.
Northland power cut: Business Chamber unimpressed, failure 'not fair'
There is a "huge infrastructure deficit" in Northland and recent failures were "just not fair" on the region, Darryn Fisher says. Audio
Turning the Tide | Episode 1: The State of Our Seas
We look at the issues affecting our coastal marine environment through Professors Shears & Pilditch of Auckland University, including kina barrens in the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve. Video
The critical corrosion affecting power pylons
The vast bulk of Transpower's electricity towers are over 35 years old, and few have been put up in the last three decades.
Power restored to Coromandel Peninsula
Power line and weather woes look set to continue for parts of the North Island, with work continuing on the Northland supply and storms forecast.
Weather holds up Transpower's pylon fix
But the lines operator says it is on track to have capacity for the Monday morning surge.
Transpower halts work on Northland tower overnight
With darkness falling and rain set to pound the area, the final works have been delayed until Sunday.
Northland power cuts: Temporary tower being installed
Transpower is erecting a temporary pylon and is aiming to deliver more power to Northland by this evening.
Watch: Three rescued from sinking boat in Northland
A distress call was sent out early Saturday morning from a boat in Northland, then the skipper said all three on board were abandoning the boat.
'We can't last 48 hours without power' - Kaitaia café owner
Residents and businesses owners in Kaitaia describe the mad scramble for generators when the town was plunged into darkness on Thursday. Audio
Investigations underway after pylon falls over causing outages
Multiple investigations are underway after a pylon toppled over cutting off power to most of Northland yesterday. The pylon ended up on its side in farmland in Glorit north of Auckland. At this stage… Audio
'A pylon should not just fall down' - Energy Minister
Simeon Brown has ordered the Electricity Authority to review the Northland outage.
The $60 million cost of the Northland power cut
Nearly 100,000 properties were affected were affected, leaving businesses in trouble. Audio
