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'Really busy and super positive': Paihia businesses shrug off criticism about town
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Comment: Bulldozer wrong machine for Bay of Islands climate change adaptation
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Person dies on the way to hospital after crashing into tree in Kaipara
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Funds needed for overseas treatment for Whangārei yachtie
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Longtime serving Blue Light officers celebrate 20 plus years of helping youth
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Northland's top baby names for 2023 revealed
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Gyms braced for onslaught of new members as resolutions kick in
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'Deeply troubling and unacceptable': Widow seeks answers after husband's death
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Country’s best young singers to perform in Far North and Whangārei
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Loved too much: Popular Matapōuri Mermaid Pools slowly recovering
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Volunteers clean up Maunu Cemetery to help raise community spirit
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SH14 has reopened after serious crash caused main road to close temporarily
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Opponents heartbroken as Paihia breakwater proposal refloated by Shane Jones
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Ōmāpere bach could fulfil dreams of waterfront living
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Kevin Page: You really can teach an old dog new tricks
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Council defends taking dog from locked kennel on man's property
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