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![Northland Rescue Helicopter appeal kicks off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland Rescue Helicopter appeal kicks off
"We receive tremendous support around Northland there is such a strong community spirit"
![What's on: Spectacular walks in the Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
What's on: Spectacular walks in the Bay
If you love a good walk and spectacular views, Bay of Islands Walking Weekend is for you.
![Markets on the move in Whangārei by about 300m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Markets on the move in Whangārei by about 300m
Market-goers will also have easy access to explore the ever-changing exhibitions of art.
![Budding Northland neurosurgeon wins $20k scholarship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Budding Northland neurosurgeon wins $20k scholarship
Whiti Hoori, from Waikare, spends three hours a day travelling to and from school.
![News briefs from around Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
News briefs from around Northland
Lucky Lotto win, osteoarthritis researcher talks, twilight cricket starts.
![Northland's local body final election results delayed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's local body final election results delayed
Final results from local body elections in Northland still not released
![Northland gymnast creates history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland gymnast creates history
Gymnast Ryan Townsend has entered a very special group after last week's announcement.
![Loop walk to turn pink for breast cancer event](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Loop walk to turn pink for breast cancer event
The 4.2km walk circling Hatea River will be decorated and lined with entertainment.
![Eastwood: sports codes need to take note](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Eastwood: sports codes need to take note
Sport Northland's CEO wants to see Northland's sport codes heading in the right direction.
![Netball: Gordon's rollercoaster ride to the top](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Netball: Gordon's rollercoaster ride to the top
Maddy Gordon's netball career has gone from zero to 100 in the space of just two years.
![Northland avocado nursery expands into China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland avocado nursery expands into China
Northland business setting up NZ's first joint venture avocado nursery operation in China.
![Northland's wildest beach soon to home lifeguards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's wildest beach soon to home lifeguards
Construction might halt in mid-November, if no new grants are allocated.
![Business park could create 500 jobs, FNH says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Business park could create 500 jobs, FNH says
But industrial park's backers caution that no businesses have signed up as tenants yet.
![Bay of Islands Music Fest has Wolfmother and Ladi6 join up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Bay of Islands Music Fest has Wolfmother and Ladi6 join up
Bay of Islands Music Fest gets better with more acts joining.
![Gymnastics, croquet, golf and bowls results](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Gymnastics, croquet, golf and bowls results
Some great results for Northland's young gymnasts.
![Three wild kiwi to be released at Tutukaka](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Three wild kiwi to be released at Tutukaka
Public have the chance to see the wild kiwi up close before they are released.
![Young hockey umpire receives top award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Young hockey umpire receives top award
Could we see Trenelle Woods-Eruera umpiring a Black Sticks game in the near future?
![Sailor mourned, wife recovering after rescue in wild seas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Sailor mourned, wife recovering after rescue in wild seas
Rescue chopper crew described the waves as some of the biggest they've ever seen.
![Northland retirement villages booming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland retirement villages booming
A $60m retirement village planned for Whangārei gets the green light from councils.
![Town Hall fire: Investigation reveals most likely cause](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Town Hall fire: Investigation reveals most likely cause
Likely cause of fire in Whangārei's Old Town Hall is an electrical fault.
![Northland's next para athletes on show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's next para athletes on show
We could be seeing the next Cameron Leslie or Emma Foy in this group of Northlanders.
![Couple's pet attacked by loose dogs at Taipa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Couple's pet attacked by loose dogs at Taipa
Dog owner urged to take responsibility; other pet owners warned of danger.
![Ruby loses locks, raises more than $2000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Ruby loses locks, raises more than $2000
''I just want to help people and make them happy," 9-year-old says.
![Tough words: Community work completed after judge's threat of jail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Tough words: Community work completed after judge's threat of jail
A tough line on offenders failing to complete community work has a positive result.
![Northland's youngest councillor 'incredibly humbled' by support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's youngest councillor 'incredibly humbled' by support
Moko Tepania, 28, is a teacher at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe.
![World Cup captain eyeing Mitre 10 Cup comeback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
World Cup captain eyeing Mitre 10 Cup comeback
Could this World Cup captain be wearing Cambridge Blue in the coming years?