Stories by Peter de Graaf

The collapse of the national grid operator's tower in Northland cut electricity to 88,000 customers.

Work was just about to start on repurposing the historic ship Tui when it was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday.

The cause of a fire that destroyed a historic ship at the Paihia waterfront may never be known, a fire investigator says.

Dargaville suffered after a massive outage caused by four separate pipeline ruptures last week.

Kaikohe sought to remember Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene whose death has rocked the small town.

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones said consultation on the proposal would start soon, and would be controversial.

Neighbours of a girl, 3, who died at her Northland home last week say her smile was so bright it 'lit up the whole world'.

A derelict old ship with a vivid history is about to get a new life, recommissioned as a marine education centre.

The country's first super-sized grid-connected battery will help improve Northland's energy resilience in future power outages, Meridian Energy says.

The site covers an area the size of two rugby fields and consists of 80 shipping-container-sized batteries.

Part of it is disappearing into the sea - a problem that could have been avoided with a few hours' work, a resident says.

Keegan Jones, 26, has been named as one of the world's most influential young people.

Two doctors travelled the length of the North Island to see how people felt about the state of the health system.

Cyclone Tam took a large chunk out of Marsden Road/State Highway 11 near the town centre.

There are plans for a 250-berth marina, including a boat ramp and shops, at isolated Waipiro Bay.

The town was not just celebrating Dhcamad Armstrong's fighting achievements, but also his use of martial arts to help young men back onto the straight and narrow.

If nothing was done, the beachfront road and buildings would eventually be threatened.

Organisers say the event is as pertinent today as it was 180 years ago.

Far North District councillors have ordered an independent review of a Kaitāia water project dogged by delays and cost overruns.

The Whangārei man in his 80s was not at home when the crash happened.

That's the question organisers of Ans Westra: Kerikeri 2025, an exhibition by the acclaimed photographer, are hoping visitors will be able to answer.

The meth crisis is nothing new in Northland, but people are now openly using the drug on the streets.

With use tripling last year, groups trying to help people in the "meth capital" say they're totally overwhelmed. Audio

Both centres weresoaked by about four times their average rainfall for the month.

NZTA is warning motorists there are no alternative routes for the two road closures, as surface flooding hits Dargaville.