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Kaipara locals face 100km round trip for Covid test
Kaipara residents want more testing stations closer to their rural communities.
35yo dies in spa pool tragedy: A mother's heartbreak
Roxi Ansari came from the US to help others. Sadly, she died last week aged 35.
Wild weather: Trees toppled, night-time deluge floods homes
Crews have been out with the chainsaws after trees have crashed down across roads.
Nervous? Not as much as Blair Tuke's mum
New Zealand might be on edge - but spare a thought for Blair Tuke's nervous mum!
Kiwi survives horror dragging behind ute
After a miracle on McGregor Rd, Boss Pomare's kids are planning his wedding to their mum.
Edgecumbe clean-up will be huge job - Mayor
People are still holed up in homes in isolated communities unable to go anywhere.
Teens bent on mayhem 'to blame'
An expert is warning an underground group of cyber teens bent on causing mayhem may be behind the spate of hoax bomb threats causing havoc in schools.
Boy dies after being hit by milk tanker
A young boy has died after falling off a bike into the path of a milk tanker at Maungaturoto this morning.
Thunderstorm watch for Northland
MetService is forecasting slow-moving thunderstorms will roll across the region and people are being warned to expect localised flash flooding from heavy downpours.