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Police monitoring gang members travelling through Northland after tangi in South Auckland
Gang convoy in Northland monitored by police after earlier tangi in South Auckland
'We are the kaitiaki of our ocean': Fisherman calls for community caulerpa support
A fragment of caulerpa can grow to cover an area the size of a rugby field.
Seaglider would dash Whangārei to Auckland travel time
Electric seagliders could operate from Whangārei from 2026.
New buildings opened at Bream Bay College
Nearly half of Bream Bay College has now been replaced with state-of-the-art classrooms
'Terrible gap' in mental health care means kids admitted to adult services
One in four young people are admitted to adult inpatient services in Aotearoa.
Latest update on injured Whangārei yachtie in a Panama hospital
Plans are in progress to fly the seriously-injured sailor back to New Zealand.
Hundertwasser and three others buildings recognised at national architecture awards
Three other buildings in Northland have also been recognised.
Baby great white leaves safety of Far North 'nursery' for Port Waikato
Food may have prompted shark's long journey.
Mammoth 14-hour effort to help yachtie out at sea pushes rescuers to their limit
Volunteers rushed from Marsden Cove to the yacht in need north of Great Barrier Island.
Ngātiwai concerned about undetected caulerpa on the iwi's rohe
Ngātiwai fears over caulerpa
Legal stoush: Women’s premier rugby team kicked out of comp amid conduct breach claims
Premier women's team booted out of the competition for breaches of the code of conduct
Coldest day of the year in Whangārei: Wind is on the way to warm us up
Northlanders woke to cold temperatures but they won't last as more rain on the way.
Pothole ends morning school bus run
Giant potholes highlight maintenance backlog caused by wet weather, deputy mayor says
Russell locals want to buy police house
The latest news from the Bay of Islands and surrounds.
13 kennels in Kaikohe's new $2.4m animal shelter
Three years in the making, Kaiakohe animal shelter opens
Whangārei businessman sick of people using his private carpark
People parked there blocking in cars of those businesses.
Matariki marked in style with Northland's three-week celebration
The Bay of Islands' Matariki Pēwhairangi Festival is back again.
John Williamson: Purpose of road signs goes off-track amid bilingual debate
OPINION: Other countries seemed to have adopted bilingual signs with ease.
Owner of hostel deemed dangerous staying put
Kaitāia's Hike and Bike hostel has been closed over fire alarm safety concerns.
'The victim could have been killed': truck driver rushed to try and beat train
The driver had been driving for seven days and falsified documents.
‘Transformational’ business park opens, hundreds of jobs beckon Kaikohe
So far the park includes 10ha berry farm, two training institutes, and an ‘innovation hub’
Coldest mornings of the year chill Northland
Rain to come to Northland from Thursday evening.
Council expected to move soon over makeshift camp on Whangārei public land
Makeshift camp on public land in Whangārei may be dismantled
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Police car involved in collision; and donations sough towards generators for St John.
Plant the right seeds to grow your workplace culture
OPINION: Involve your staff in identifying what drives the workplace culture.
Dog owner distraught after pet in kennel's care dies on road
Owner defends his business saying it is run well and has many regular, happy customers.
Northland kids brave mud, hills in cross-country champs
More than 200 students aged 8-12 competed in the annual Far North event.
Boarding kennel industry ‘poorly regulated’, SPCA says
Standards are minimal, says animal welfare advocate.
Learning to feed their families for less
Far North cooking graduates relish new skills to feed whanau and communities.
Opinion: Social housing a priority for Kāinga Ora
You don’t have to look far to find someone who got their start in state housing.
NRC divers get to work in a bid to control caulerpa
A Caulerpa trial treatment tool has been put in place in the Bay of Islands.
Police car involved in crash that closed Whangārei road
Traffic is being diverted away from Hatea Dr in the Town Basin.