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Billy TK Jnr to play Chicago gig with blues legend Buddy Guy
Northland guitarist Billy TK Jnr to play with blues legend Buddy Guy

Seven Dargaville businesses burgled or vandalised
Seven Dargaville businesses burgled or vandalised.

Man writes himself in lead for child abduction and rape story
Northland man jailed fro having and distributing objectionable material.

Leadership programme for Far North Māori rangatahi
Leadership programme for Far North Māori rangatahi

Northland man's dumped car headache
Neither the police nor FNDC are in a hurry to remove vehicle from roadside.

Jepsen shines at swimming age groups
Fifteen-year-old Jepsen won 16 out of his 18 races in Dargaville over the weekend.

Final push to preserve public access to iconic Northland surf beach
Trust also plans a multi-day walk from Cape Brett to Russell Forest via Elliot Bay.

Kensington, Maungatapere, Dargaville bowls results
Northland's bowlers were busy over the Christmas period.

Surfers flock to biggest ever Summer Sessions
Dolphin pods made regular appearances as 80 surfers took to Ocean Beach.

Maungakaramea clean up City before finals
Maungakaramea's recent form is hard to argue with ahead of Sunday's 50-over final.

Northland council embraces electric vehicles
Northland council embraces electric vehicles.

Public respond to DoC's call for info on boaties harassing orca
The incident came to light after drone footage was posted to Facebook.

Carparks too narrow for campervans in Paihia
A Far North couple has complained to council about dangerous motorhome parking in Paihia.

Clumsy kiwi falls into pit — twice
Archaeologists in the Bay of Islands make a surprising discovery in an excavation pit.

Game fishing holds a place in NZ culture
Catching a marlin doesn't come around very often and should be celebrated.

Rare Catalina flying boat finally coming to Northland
76-year-old piece of aviation history due to take part in Kaitaia Aero Club open day.

Culture the priority for Pickering
Culture and competition collide for Shakeal Pickering when he takes the field today.

Mindfulness helps Northland students
Increasing numbers of Northland students are learning the art of mindfulness.

Tai Tokerau stars at waka ama nationals
With two days of racing left, who knows how many medals Northland could claim?

Kaikohe river, aquifer now extremely low
Council offers free plumber's visits in Kaikohe in bid to cut leaks.

Appeal for information after orca harassed at Helena Bay
Drone footage shows boats chasing pod and driving at speed over top of an orca.

News snippets from Northland
Opononi store sells $18k Lotto winner, Tropical Cyclone Tino brings 2-3m swells.

Photos: Is this NZ's first human settlement?
Northland's Mangahawea Bay may have been settled by the first wave of Polynesian arrivals.