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![Mangamukas still on track to open before Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Mangamukas still on track to open before Christmas
Works are going on around the clock to get the job finished.
![Country's top GP award for Hokianga doctor Mark Lankshear](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Country's top GP award for Hokianga doctor Mark Lankshear
Hokiang Health's Mark Lankshear earns country's top GP award
!['Greatly disappointing': War memorial vandalism angers community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Greatly disappointing': War memorial vandalism angers community
"Those who did this should be ashamed of themselves."
![Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal gives $3.5m to Northland groups for repairs and rebuilds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal gives $3.5m to Northland groups for repairs and rebuilds
Northland's allocation is one of the highest in NZ.
![Hannah Wilkinson's Kamo FC scores Fifa development cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Hannah Wilkinson's Kamo FC scores Fifa development cash
The club was delighted to receive the funding.
![News briefs from the Far North - Demo reno, top Far Northerners wanted and car hits house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
News briefs from the Far North - Demo reno, top Far Northerners wanted and car hits house
News snippets from the Far North.
![Northland staff training for Heritage NZ emergency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Northland staff training for Heritage NZ emergency
Training success for Northland Heritage NZ staff.
![Ninety Mile mussel spat on mission to save Hauraki Gulf marine environment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Ninety Mile mussel spat on mission to save Hauraki Gulf marine environment
Ninety Mile Beach mussels helping to save Hauraki Gulf marine system.
![Northland sci-fi and fantasy festival a grand success second year in a row](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Northland sci-fi and fantasy festival a grand success second year in a row
The Festival is a huge community spirit booster.
![Far North doctor shortage now ‘acute’, clinical manager warns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Far North doctor shortage now ‘acute’, clinical manager warns
Staff frequently receive messages asking them to cover shifts at rural hospitals.
![Doctor shortage increases waits for cancer treatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Doctor shortage increases waits for cancer treatment
Doctor vacancies and a reduction in planned care over summer are chief culprits.
![Paris Olympics 2024: Games already over for two of four Northlanders taking part](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Paris Olympics 2024: Games already over for two of four Northlanders taking part
Four Northland athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics
![Northlanders flock to be part of record-high bird count](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Northlanders flock to be part of record-high bird count
Annual count of the nation's garden birds has ended with record-high participation.
!['We feel so helpless': Attempted robbery leaves owners shaken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'We feel so helpless': Attempted robbery leaves owners shaken
The dairy owner was assaulted before the offenders fled.
![Egg and poultry producers prepare for arrival of avian bird flu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Egg and poultry producers prepare for arrival of avian bird flu
Experts are monitoring a highly contagious strain of bird flu as it nears New Zealand
![Olympic and Comm Games cyclist and Far North District Councillor Laurie Byers dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Olympic and Comm Games cyclist and Far North District Councillor Laurie Byers dies
Tributes are being paid to the former FNDC stalwart, who has passed away aged 83.
![Caught on camera: Waipoua Forest rats have taste for caviar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Caught on camera: Waipoua Forest rats have taste for caviar
A discovery in Waipoua Forest is tempered by the presence of caviar-eating rats.
![Visionary 50-year-old Kerikeri letter had warnings for town's future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Visionary 50-year-old Kerikeri letter had warnings for town's future
The writer bemoans the impact of the motor car.
![News briefs from the Far North: 3 jetties upgraded; Brew of Islands returns; and slips close walkway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
News briefs from the Far North: 3 jetties upgraded; Brew of Islands returns; and slips close walkway
News snippets from the Far North.
![Shared pathway grant will allow cyclists to go from Russell to Horeke in Far North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Shared pathway grant will allow cyclists to go from Russell to Horeke in Far North
Work to continue on Russell - Ōpua walking track after $71,500 grant.
![New kaupapa Māori hauora and oranga space opens doors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
New kaupapa Māori hauora and oranga space opens doors
Kaitāia’s new Māori health and wellbeing space He Kura now open.