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Upgraded Mangonui culvert given blessing
Mangonui culvert blessing precedes new name for culvert
Lack of funds put hold on plan to buy land at Ngunguru Sandspit
Plan to fundraise money to buy land at the base of Ngunguru Sandspit has been abandoned
Dargaville research farm helping build climate resilience
North research farm overlays science on farming systems
Northland company Dodoland wins Red Dot Design award
The Whangārei firm's 3D toy designs won over a panel of experts.
News snippets from Northland: NorthTec signs partnership with Ngāti Rēhia
News in brief from Northland.
Northland Rescue Helicopter appeal tops $360,000
Helicopter flew more missions than ever before last year.
Investigator pledges answers, closure for Enchanter families
Commission seeks not to lay blame but to prevent similar tragedies happening again.
Covid deaths pass grim milestone, more than 20,000 new cases
Vaccinations remain the best way to minimise the effects of Covid.
Omicron rules changed: Gathering limits, vax passes - what you need to know
From 11.59pm on Monday 4 April, vaccine passes will no longer be required to be used.
Investigation dealt a blow as Enchanter sinks during salvage attempt
The hull sank as it was being towed to Houhora Harbour where a crane barge was waiting.
Flutey charged with aggravated assault on police among range of charges
Prominent anti-vaxxer Brad Flutey appears on charges relating to a January 17 incident.
Covid 19 Omicron: More than 4000 active cases in Northland
Northland DHB has revealed the latest Covid-19 case numbers for today, 18 in hospital.
'It was pretty huge what he did for me' - friend of Enchanter tragedy victim
Photographer who Richard Bright helped through divorce pays tribute.
Focus Live: Vaccine passes and mandates end April 4
From 11.59pm on Monday 4 April, vaccine passes will not longer be required. The Government will not require mandates in education, police or Defence Force workers and those workplaces using them.
'It means closure': How the final Enchanter victim came to shore
Emotions are raw in the Far North.
Northland town 'in mourning' after boating tragedy
Locals boaties say the sea around North Cape is treacherous in the wrong conditions.
Mahi Pai's Northland tour: spreading magic and uplifting tamariki wellness, not to influence whānau's vaccine choice
Mahi Pai's Northland campaign to promote tamariki hygiene will continue till April.
Novavax, a 'jazzed-up' version of a well-known vax technology available in Northland
Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa NZ executive director Dr Fran Priddy talks about the new vax.
Northland's electricity lines companies' safety campaign
Safety campaign launched by Northland's electricity lines companies
People power could stop Russia's war on Ukraine - Vaughan Gunson
Hanging over us all is the despairing spectre of nuclear weapons being used in Ukraine.
New board members for Northland's Top Energy and Ngāwha Generation
New directors have been appointed to boards of Top Energy and Ngāwha Generation
Enchanter tragedy: Final missing body found
The Pacific Invader brought the body of the fifth person to shore at Houhora. Video / Supplied
'Most extreme I've done': Rescue chopper pilot tells of dangerous night flight in storm to save five people on Enchanter
Northland Rescue Helicopter pilot speaks about the Enchanter fishing boat rescue operation
Enchanter tragedy: Final missing body found
It is understood the body was found inside the sunken vessel's hull.
Mystery solved: New Zealand backpacker who died 48 years ago identified by family
Peter Kelly died in 1974 after falling seven storeys from a balcony in Johannesburg.
Focus: Helicopter Pilot speaks about the Enchanter fishing boat rescue operation
Northland Rescue Helicopter pilot Lance Donnelly speaks about the Enchanter fishing boat rescue operation. Video / Northland Rescue Helicopter / Michael Cunningham
Two dead in north Hokianga community, police investigating
The two deceased, understood to be a man and a woman, were found just before noon today.
The Enchanter in 74kmp/h winds during a 2011 trip
A video of the Enchanter in 74kmp/h winds during a 2011 trip to the Three Kings Islands. Facebook / Lance Goodhew
Enchanter tragedy: Mates returned to Three Kings to fulfil fishing dream
Cambridge man in shock after losing three friends in one day.
Watch: Intense moments Enchanter survivors rescued in pitch black of night
Some of the men can be seen sitting on the deck of the sunken vessel.
15 Covid-related deaths today, almost 21,000 cases and 1016 in hospital
Of the 15 people who died, 9 were from Auckland, 3 from Waikato, and 3 from Wellington.
Northland records highest number of new daily Covid cases on Tuesday
It's a record day of new daily cases for Northland as three more people are hospitalised.