Northland
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
'Extraordinarily unhelpful' to speculate on pylon collapse - Transpower
Transpower is refusing to answer why a pylon tower fell over because it says its complete focus is on installing a temporary tower to fully restore power to Northland. Audio
Northlanders 'bloody fed up' over power outage
A region-wide power cut comes amid a months-long closure of State Highway 1. "It's not good enough for us," mayor says.
Northland power outage: What we know so far
Power has been restored to tens of thousands of properties in Northland - but there's no hot water.
Transpower responds to power outages
An entire region, more than 100,000 homes and businesses, was plunged back to a time before electricity about 11:00 today when a pylon connecting Northland to the national grid toppled over… Audio
100,000 homes and businesses without power in Northland
An entire region, more than 100,000 homes and businesses, was plunged back to a time before electricity about 11:00 today when a pylon connecting Northland to the national grid toppled over, Peter de… Audio
Power out across large chunks of Northland
The lights are off and the powers out across massive chunks of Northland, grid operator Transpower has a tower lying on its side in Kumeu north west of Auckland disrupting the network, Northpower… Audio
Northland leader says power must be back on by this evening
The current power cut, affecting tens of thousands of homes in Northland, will have significant economic impacts for many, a local mayor says.
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 20 June
On today's episode, almost all of Northland is without power. The Finance Minister says it will be a long slow slog for people struggling in the current economy. The PSA says the Department of… Audio
Brynderwyns reopening: 'It's been a very stressful journey'
"Incredibly relieved" - that's the reaction of a Northland business leader to news that State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills will reopen in just under a week's time.
'Celebration': News Brynderwyns to reopen welcomed
What was meant to be a gathering Wednesday to support struggling Northland business owners is set to become a celebration instead.
Person dies in Whangārei workplace incident
The incident at a Whakapara property was reported to emergency services about 5pm.
SH1 at Brynderwyn Hills to reopen in time for Matariki
The reopening of Northland's main connection to the rest of the country will end four months of disruption to motorists.
Far North council's request to delay putting fluoride in water denied
The council now has just two weeks to start adding fluoride to its Kaitāia and Kerikeri water supplies after the Ministry of Health's refusal.
Boatie who caused Bay of Islands collision 'well-meaning', court hears
A boatie who admitted causing a collision with a ferry in the Bay of Islands must wait to find out how much he will be fined.
Far North's first fixed speed camera attacked
The damage is disappointing because the camera was installed at the behest of the community, a spokesperson says.
