Moko Tepania is optimistic and realistic about Thursday's budget
The Far North District mayor hopes road fixing is on the Budget list.
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'It's astonishing': Road safety advocates welcome long-awaited roadside drug testing
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Jonny Wilkinson: The hunt was on for a new scooter
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Exhausting but fulfilling: Creative Northlanders turn passions into lucrative side hustles
Northlanders are turning their passions into lucrative side hustles. Here's how.
'I can still hear the alarms going off': Workers' terrifying ordeal in Michael Hill robbery
A remorseful 19-year-old is now behind bars for his role in the aggravated robbery.
'Keep yourself safe': Northland paramedic reflects on the lives lost in crashes
'No one leaves the same person they were before.'
Mapping whale migration still part of planning work for Ocean Flyer's seagliders
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Northlanders turn up in large numbers to support Road Safety Week 2024
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Northland emergency services secure ongoing funding after public speaks up
Regional council backs down from proposal to cut support after consultation backlash.
Big slip on Brynderwyns due to ‘completely unique’ soil
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More than half of jobs to go at Te Rūnanga-A-Iwi-O-Ngāpuhi
The Northland rūnanga has been running at a loss of $500,000 a year.
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Fast turnover forestry for green energy could transform Northland economy
Short rotation forestry could help reignite Marsden Pt.
Preschoolers enjoy arresting experience as police visit for Road Safety Week
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Not acceptable to be played at weddings: Northland musicians release 'gritty' debut album
Northland musicians Leroy Brown and Mark Bruce reveal how their band was started.
Dredging of caulerpa in Bay of Islands needs more government funding - council leader
The trial brings together various groups from across the region.
Illegal dwelling or family land? Kaumātua vows to stay
Matutaera Clendon has been living illegally on what is now a scenic reserve.
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Trust calls on donations to help raise remaining funds before June 12 deadline
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Far North council to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
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