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Kaipara Harbour to get $200m restoration plan
'In 160 years the mahi we are signing today will still resonate,' says Kaipara mayor.

Northland bowls clubs start new season this weekend
Bowls clubs are holding their first club championship for the new season.

Kawakawa's Te Hononga community hub officially opened by Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern
Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern opens Kawakawa's Te Hononga hub

Morningside in Whangārei gets bright 'Little Free Library'
Brigid Sinclair's colourful 'Little Free Library' is brightening up Morningside

Clean living, honesty secrets to Northland centenarian's good life
Henry Driver, a Kerikeri identity and life-long dairy farmer, turned 100 on Monday.

Eight Northland women to play in Northern Tridents in Premier Hockey League
Northlanders make up more than a third of one team in the Premier Hockey League.

Companies admit breaches of health and safety rules
Northland tree feller found unresponsive, face down under a fallen tree.

Northland's endangered fairy terns / tara iti have their own protection team
Breeding sites will be monitored seven days a week to protect the rare bird.

Gates erected at Ahipara kaumatua flats after thefts
Residents' prayers answered with extra security measures.

Six60 starting nationwide tour in Northland next year
Six60 plays first of 6 national shows at Waitangi on Summer 2021 tour

Decision on preferred route for four-laned SH1 south of Whangārei due by end of year
Preferred route for four-laned SH1 south of Whangārei expected by end of year.

Thieves steal dead son's photos, raid piggybank, open bag of his ashes
Prized photos of late autistic boy and a pounamu among items stolen from Whangārei home.

Kids taught survival skills during school holidays
Whangārei kids brought out from devices to learn survival skills.

Teenager completes walk for hope and raises $10,000
A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

Kawakawa roundabout due to be finished next year
Work is currently focused on the corner hillside on the south side of the SH1/11 junction.

Bridges back on the menu for National in Northland
MP pledges work would start on replacing one-lane bridges at Kaeo, Rangiahua in first term

Baylys Beach Community Centre construction site broken into
Young apprentices gutted at theft of power tools from Bayly's Beach construction site.

Lounge lockdown idea takes off across Northland
Lounge-lockdown inspired song takes flight around Northland.

Portia Woodman backs initiative to tackle Northland's period poverty problem
Portia Woodman is backing a new initiative to tackle period poverty in Northland.

Pastor, businessman get home detention for sex with underage Northland girl
"Massive fall from grace" after church leader pays for sex with 15 year old girl.

News snippets from Northland
Foreign yachties say thanks with concert; and Pink Ribbon volunteers are urgently needed.

Veteran Taniwha prop not quitting any time soon
Ross Wright has played 100 matches after playing for Northland for more than a decade.

Mop-up continues after 'intense' fire threatens homes at Ahipara
Fire boss says blaze was one of the most intense he's seen in Northland in 10 years.

Men get home detention for sex with under age girl
Auckland pastor and Kawakawa businessman have both been sentenced.

Refining NZ to scale down Marsden Point operation from 2021
Bitumen production to cease in Northland as oil refinery cuts production.

Kaitaia women make firefighting history
Female firefighters common in the North but the fully female crew was a first for Kaitaia.

Ōpua rated NZ's most hospitable town
Ōpua beat its more famous neighbours Paihia and Russell - and every other town in NZ.