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![Appeal board rules that ice cream makes you happy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Appeal board rules that ice cream makes you happy
Whangārei resident complained over sign outside a Maunu dairy.
![Northland take out T20 title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland take out T20 title
After finishing last in 2018, Northland's men's T20 team certainly redeemed themselves.
![Administrator stole $250,000 from Northland school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Administrator stole $250,000 from Northland school
Administrator stole $250,000 from Northland school.
![Hikurangi and Whangārei Power set for national stage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Hikurangi and Whangārei Power set for national stage
Hikurangi almost secured the double before Whangārei Power took out the men's title.
![Monster 90-tonne load sets Northland transport record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Monster 90-tonne load sets Northland transport record
The 20.5m-long heat exchanger is a key part of the new geothermal power station at Ngāwhā.
![Babe: Snell was NZ's greatest athlete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Babe: Snell was NZ's greatest athlete
It didn't take long for Ian Babe to realise Snell's greatness during an 800m race in 1964.
![Where to see Christmas lights in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Where to see Christmas lights in Northland
The story behind a famous display, and a list of others in Northland.
![Lindsay memorial fundraiser garners support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Lindsay memorial fundraiser garners support
A signed Wellington Phoenix playing shirt will be an item up for auction next weekend.
![Cricket: History-making hundreds for Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Cricket: History-making hundreds for Northland
'Anything you can do, I can do better', was the message from Northland's Henry Cooper.
![Three pet dogs and two cows die of 1080 poisoning around Hukerenui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Three pet dogs and two cows die of 1080 poisoning around Hukerenui
Regional Council has launched investigations after three dogs and two heifers died.
![Kaleidoscope of crafts offers treats for Christmas shoppers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Kaleidoscope of crafts offers treats for Christmas shoppers
Local artists present their crafts and artwork weekly at the Reyburn House Art Gallery.
![Brooke-Smith's next step in Olympic future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Brooke-Smith's next step in Olympic future
The current world number two for his age, Luke Brooke-Smith is off on a new challenge.
![Bad vibrations: Roundabout can't come soon enough for patient residents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Bad vibrations: Roundabout can't come soon enough for patient residents
Project on schedule, but long-suffering residents admit "it's wearing a bit thin".
![Colgan: Summer season starts at Ruakākā](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Colgan: Summer season starts at Ruakākā
Local trainer Kim Knight could be in for an early Christmas present in Ruakākā tomorrow.
![Onerahi revisits its past](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Onerahi revisits its past
More True Tales of Onerahi includes 106 stories and 450 photographs of the suburb.
![Early Onerahi blitz skittles City](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Early Onerahi blitz skittles City
The under-strength City team were wallowing at 32 for 6 inside 10 overs on Saturday.
![Tiny gardeners grow prize-winning sunflowers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Tiny gardeners grow prize-winning sunflowers
Ruawai Kindergarten grew the tallest sunflower in the region, measuring 294cm.
![Teen gives Ardern Christmas card he designed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Teen gives Ardern Christmas card he designed
Two Whangārei teens have received the Prime Minister's Oranga Tamariki Awards.
![Police take broad view in rehabilitating high-risk drivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Police take broad view in rehabilitating high-risk drivers
Northland's top 30 high-risk drivers are to be visited by police in a new operation.
![Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats
Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.
![Northland's local heroes make a change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's local heroes make a change
20 Northland locals received the Kiwibank local hero medals on Friday evening.
![Young sportspeople aren't to blame](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Young sportspeople aren't to blame
Luke Brooke-Smith and Nik Kini are prime examples of great talent leaving Northland.
![Dr Nick Chamberlain: Northland forgotten but not lost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Dr Nick Chamberlain: Northland forgotten but not lost
Fix our roads, we don't want to lose any more people to fatal crashes.
![What Northlanders think about the port move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
What Northlanders think about the port move
Many in the North say it would be good for the region.
![Residents brace for second evacuation as fire rages in Far North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Residents brace for second evacuation as fire rages in Far North
"Whatever we threw at it, it just kept going. It was a monster and it was hungry."
![Heaps to do in the North this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Heaps to do in the North this weekend
Summer's here, lots happening in our region...
![Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site
Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.
![Thunderstorm interrupts stunning day of bowls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Thunderstorm interrupts stunning day of bowls
The centre men's open singles final went right down to the wire.
![St John told to scale back sausage sizzles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
St John told to scale back sausage sizzles
St John in Paihia have been told to scale back their sausage sizzles after a complaint.