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Huanui College scores big at Cambridge International assessment
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Boat tragedy: Search to resume tomorrow; still one person 'unaccounted for'
The fishing charter boat sank at 11pm last night.
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A protection order has been placed on all debris of the charter boat Enchanter.
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'It is not a nice day for Whakatāne and the fishing community.'
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A helicopter returns with the latest victim in Te Pua, Far North. Photo / Michael Cunningham
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Enchanter set off a distress signal just after 8pm.
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The person in their 20s who died was NZ's second youngest Covid-related death.
Covid-19 Omicron outbreak: Northland records 422 new Covid cases today, 21 in hospital
Northland DHB has released the latest number of active Covid-19 cases in the community.
Three dead, two missing, five rescued after fishing charter sinks off North Cape
A distress beacon was set off just after 8pm on Sunday night.
Flooding chaos - huge thunder storm causes havoc; 4000 lightning strikes
Many parts of the North Island are bearing the brunt of thunderstorms and torrential rain.
What's driving the violent clashes between Killer Beez and Tribesmen in NZ town?
Claims children as young as 11 are being lured into gangs by their supposed glamour.
Flooding and power outages as Northland recovers from a night of wild weather
Winds of up to 105kmp/h were recorded in the region overnight.
'A number unaccounted for': Five rescued as the search for others continues in North Cape waters
An emergency locator beacon was activated around 8pm last night off the North Cape.
First home buyers forced out as Whangārei property prices soar
Northland's latest property valuations soar
Northland student Maisie Panoho to judge Dyson Award, one year after winning the competition
2021 James Dyson Award winner, Northland student Maisie Panoho is a judge this year
Whangārei Heads Arts Trail to add colour and creativity at Easter
Whangārei Heads Arts Trail has 40 artists exhibiting over Easter
Shane Reti: Collaboration key to getting Northland's rural broadband
Big effort needed to get Northland's rural broadband up and running
Northland students are ready to fight the Aquabots war
Northland year 6 to 13 students will compete their underwater robots next month.
'No option anywhere': first-home buyers burned as Whangārei's affordable suburbs disappear
Young families are struggling as house price inflation hits Whangārei's affordable suburbs
Outbreak latest: 9 deaths, dip in cases; Map reveals number in every NZ region
The total number of publicly reported Covid related deaths has now reached 175.
Photos: NZ's top vert skaters compete at new Kerikeri skate park
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Ten deaths, 18,514 new Covid cases, 939 people in hospital
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Joe Bennett: Dogs are in every way our moral superiors
Little Boo lives only and ever in the present tense.
Comment: Sport needs to be a positive experience for kids
Fun is the key to encouraging more of our youngsters to stay in sport for longer
GiraGlob: A world-first sculpture right in Whangārei's backyard
The peculiar blue addition to the Town Basin seats seven people.
Experts warning for Northland as region may be past peak of Omicron outbreak
Experts say Northland's daily Covid case numbers have flattened out despite fluctuations.
Pūtahi Park's interactive water feature becomes Whangārei hot spot
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