Northpower lines staff are working to restore power to hundreds of homes and businesses around Whangarei after an explosion at its 33,000kV station at Maungatapere. Spokesman Steve MacMillan said ...

Smoke billows up from a landfill fire south of Whangarei as a helicopter prepares to drop water on the blaze. SUPPLIED / Sunday-Star-Times No helicopters were needed on Sunday morning but the ...

Whangarei's Purewa landfill 10km south of town may be hidden from view, but the council wants residents to think more about the waste they are producing. PHOTO/TANIA WHYTE A push by Whangarei ...