The $200 million facility would be based around the former Whangārei District Council Forum North headquarters.
Project Janszoon began 12 years ago with the goal of restoring and preserving wildlife in the national park.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews were called to the fire, which was contained to the bedroom, on Fryer Street shortly after 11pm.
Noel Saxton swims up to 2km a day at Christchurch's Jellie Park outdoor pools.
The woman chased the intruder out of her house, yelling "how did you get into my home, and "what's in your bag".
A woman has been arrested after the deaths of three family members in Brazil, who were poisoned after eating a cake laced with arsenic on Christmas Eve.
The Kiwi striker's goal in the 3-0 victory over Wolves takes his tally for the season to 12.
Quick thinking helped lead to the rescue of a large bottlenose dolphin from the shallows of an estuary north of Dunedin over the weekend.
Life After Beth director Jeff Baena was found dead at a home in Los Angeles on Saturday. He was 47.
The positioning of the net may be limiting the entangled dolphin’s movement and ability to dive, DOC said.
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was left critically injured after being shot in Palmerston North last month.
New Zealand-raised British tennis ace Cam Norrie has been dumped out of the ASB Classic in the opening round, and was given a warning after his racquet hit a spectator near the end of the match.
Police were called to the scene on Panckhurst St following a report of a person being found with injuries around 3.50pm.
The trans-Tasman rivals locked eyes and then touched heads after the weigh-in for the IBF and Ring Magazine world cruiserweight championship.
In 2016, it was discovered that the former district health boards had not been paying holiday pay correctly since 2010.
Kingston Boyd told 1News he loves the team "100%" – and on Tuesday, he learned the feeling is mutual.
