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Whangārei, Northland and Te Tai Tokerau electorate candidates revealed
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Kevin Page: You've got to get up early to get one over your wife
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Person dies in hospital after crash in Kaitaia
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Man lucky to be alive after car lands on bedroom roof as he lay in bed
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Waipu premier coach determined to reverse poor form
Winless Waipū lose to Kerikeri at Maungakaramea.
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Whangārei MP questions why our tamariki aren't attending school,
Borer found in new timber at Pohe Island Adventure Playground
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Public submissions on temporary fishery closure sought by MPI
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Judge compares woman's meth addiction to 'a jealous lover' in sentencing
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Northlanders running all night to fight cancer
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Largest public housing development plans for Northland unveiled
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Northland crayfish limits cut for recreational and commercial fishers
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Nine Northland hockey players to play for NZ
Northland hockey players to compete in the World Masters Tournament.
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Our Treasures: The Scottish doctor who gave life to Whangārei's heritage park
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'Needless, mindless vandalism': Young teen girls smash 19 showroom cars
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Whangārei councillor told to apologise for breaching confidentiality
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