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Govt spending $25k a week on housing homeless
More than $1.3m was spent in Northland last year on emergency housing.
Extra 6000 voters enrolled
Around 14,000 people are still not enrolled in Northland.
Northland homes win Master Builder award
The two Northland building companies are now up for a national Master Builders title.
Home buyers diving into KiwiSaver funds
Three Northlanders are breaking the KiwiSaver piggy bank each working day to buy a home.
Salaries rise $8k in four years
Statistics NZ figures show a 23 per cent increase in median wages since 2012.
Nine Northlanders burgled every day
More than 9000 Northlanders have had their home or workplace broken into since 2014.
Counting Crime: Assaults on rise
The numbers of reported assaults continue to climb, many more go unreported.
Over-50s taking ADHD drug
But researchers caution medication is not a panacea for those with the disorder.
Northland conviction rates drop but jail risk rises
The past three years have seen more Northlanders sent to prison than any others.
Cycle helmet fines drop by half
The number of fines for cycling without a helmet have halved in the last three years.
Milky Chance rides success
Accidental music sensations coming to New Zealand for one night only.
Mixed results on health board report
Northland District Health Board has come out with mixed results on the latest Ministry of Health report. Four times a year, the Ministry
Likely Labour election promise welcomed
Northland's economic development agency says a likely Labour election promise of funding for economic development for the region would
29,000 volunteers on the ball in North
Almost 29,000 Northland parents and guardians keep sport running in Northland. Tens of thousands of kids wake up bright and early
Northland gym industry growing in members and interest
MC020117NADMATTH1.JPG: Activ8 Northland personal trainer Matt Harrison says there has been an explosion of options for people interested
Charity aims to increase kiwi population
Kiwi are likely to be settled in the Bay of Islands in the next few years in a bid to supercharge conservation efforts for the bird. With
A third of us do no weekly exercise
The number of Northlanders taking part in weekly sport and recreation has fallen in the past few years, with busier lives and the
Twenty-two extra Northland police earn $140k
The number of police staff earning $140,000 or more in Northland has increased by 240 per cent in a year. The increase in top salaries
Northland's morphine use 'a concern'
Northland doctors now dispense morphine at a rate much higher than the national rate, a situation one leading doctor has labelled
Aaradhna reveals source of inspiration
Four of the country's favourite sons and daughters take to the stage this summer in a sun-drenched, island-spanning tour. Local legends
North council staff costs rise by $5.6m
Salaries for staff at Northland's four local bodies have increased by $5.6 million in the past 12 months, with the Far North's bill
Meth: One user, one dealer charged each week
A_140616SPLDRUGS4.JPG Northland police charged 29 people with dealing methamphetamine in the first half of the year, including six
Child abuse doubles in last two years
Known child abuse and neglect has more than doubled in Whangarei in the past two years it has been revealed, as the Government announces
Whangarei child abuse doubles
A_MC080313NADTOYS1.JPGChild abuse rates in Whangarei on rise despite statistics falling across the rest of the region.PHOTO/File Known
Dope convictions fall - calls for reform
Cannabis convictions in Northland have fallen by nearly two-thirds in the past six years - further fuelling calls for government action
$5.2m assets frozen in Northland
More than $5 million of Northlanders' property, cars and cash has been frozen by the Government under a contentious law used to target
New York days inspire Kiwi musician
Piha is a long way from New York, in a lot of ways. There are a few more people, a few more buildings, trains, noises, possibly a
Police seek help to deal with job stress
Counselling has been sought by Northland police officers more than 130 times in the past five years for stress and trauma. Documents
Primary schools overflow
Primary schools are overflowing with students in Northland, with one school forced to teach students in a kitchen, a hallway and an
Slow drivers ticketed less in Northland
Northland drivers are ticketed less than anywhere else in the country for going too slowly. Just 96 drivers in Northland were issued
Fewer Maori have home ownership
Maori home ownership in Whangarei has plunged 25 per cent in the past 27 years and is now among the lowest rates in the country.