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Plenty of positivity at Field Days
Plenty of positivity at Northland Field Days despite drought and water crisis
Kaipara Kai to expand food options
Hemp, peanuts, soybeans and seaweed are among the new land use options being considered.
Students missing classes thanks to traffic queues and delays
School run takes treble the amount of time, while other students miss a day of classes.
Dairy owners left terrified after robbery with firearm
Police call for sightings of stolen ute with large silver ferns on both doors.
Painting, bubbles and books: Playcentre open day in Whangārei
Head down to the grassy area in front of Reyburn House, in the Town Basin.
What's On: Events around the region
A list of events coming up this weekend and next week in Northland.
Tears turn to joy as 7-year-old's stolen tablet replaced
Eli Clark, 7, was playing on his street when his tablet was stolen by a teenage boy.
Kiwi filmed 'rejoicing' in stream
National icon seen in stream drinking its fill in broad daylight.
$19.8m kingfish farm for Bream Bay
The project could lead to a 3000-tonne operation with revenue estimated at $45m a year.
Long journey ends: Maia receives Doctor of Education
About 25 students graduated from the University of Auckland's Tai Tokerau campus.
Kiwi struggling to keep cool in big dry
Egg-carrying female kiwi have been spotted sitting in streams in a bid to keep cool.
Wet weather trebles number of road crashes
From dry roads to wet the number of crashes in Northland has increased.
Cash splash: $1.18m to help hapū and iwi restore whenua and moana
The funding is made up of two One Billion Trees programme grants.
Finalists announced for environment awards
The awards celebrate good farming practices that promote sustainable land management.
Photos: Chemical spill drill in Kerikeri
Dozens of firefighters, St John medics and Bunnings staff take part in emergency exercise.
Concrete pour marks milestone for camera obscura
The camera obscura is being built on the Hātea Loop in Whangārei.
Bore use restricted as coastal aquifer levels plummet
Salt water intrusion could make bore water undrinkable in the long term.
Kerikeri couple celebrate the return of Rusty
A Kerikeri couple have been reunited with their cat after he went missing for 16 months.
Otangarei papakāinga officially opened
The papakāinga will house whānau while they find more sustainable accommodation.
Family of murdered woman say they are living life sentence
Akuhata, sentenced to life, has appeal against his sentence and conviction dismissed.
Scholarship winner hard worker with love of cars
A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.
Burke doubles his 2020 silverware
Even after missing round one, Burke sits in fifth on the national table after two rounds.
Whangārei man arrested in Bali gets consular help
Whangārei man arrested trying to bring nearly 5000 prescription pills into Bali.
Schools compete to find volleyball champion
The contest between Tikipunga High School and Te Kāpehu Whetū was fierce yesterday.
Holiday ends in tragedy after woman killed in Mangonui crash
Crash left woman dead and partner seriously injured; other driver had only minor injuries.
Millions of dead tuatua wash up as sizzling summer causes havoc to marine life
"I've never seen anything like it in all my life, the entire beach is just covered."