This year has already brought almost every possible weather extreme to Northland, with record rain hot on the heels of a ...

Toro Waaka’s home north of Napier didn’t flood during Cyclone Gabrielle, nor did a secondary dwelling at the rear of his ...

Transpower plans to invest $47.0 million to rebuild its Redclyffe substation to better protect Hawke’s Bay’s electricity supply against flooding and earthquakes.

The national grid operator has applied to the Commerce Commission to rebuild the Redclyffe substation near Napier.

Severe thunderstorom watches are in place for Northland, Auckland, Waikato and Taranaki.