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Northland skate park tour organiser hopes it helps create next big champion in the sport
A skate park tour destined for all of Northland kick starts in Whangārei this Saturday.

Northland paramedic Mark Going's 35 years of exceptional dedication honoured with prestigious title
Northland Intensive Care Flight Paramedic Mark Going made an Officer of Order of St John.

Northland educators sparring stances on whether schools should become vaccination sites
Many in Northland are not convinced that schools should be used as vaccination centers.

'The Covid guy': Whangārei teenager keeps community in the know
The Whangārei Boys' High School graduate has over 11,800 followers.

Homes evacuated as scrub fire in Kaipara continues to burn
A fire raging near Waipoua Forest in Kaipara has destroyed 70ha of land.

Members of Kaitaia's Webb family and a fourth man charged with possessing meth for supply
Relatives charged with meth-dealing face court after police find bag of drugs and cash

Record 43 Covid cases in Northland today
Vaccines urged as Northland gets 43 new Covid cases

Mounting pressures, booming population: a recipe that could treated sewage pumped into Mangawhai waters
Treated Mangawhai sewage could be pumped into the ocean

Whangārei ready to host 11 Women's Rugby World Cup matches
Tickets from $5 for kids and $10 adults for games at Northland Events Centre.

Your news snippets from around Northland
Check out the latest news in brief from around Northland.

Owner upbeat as new bar opens amid pandemic
'Something a bit different' is coming Whangārei's way with new bar AstroBoy

Art show, auction aims to help young Northlanders into art careers
Upcoming show of teenage artists' work first of three planned this year in Kerikeri.

Re-trial held for man who fired two shots during police pursuit
Disqualified driver fired two shots in the air during police chase in the Far North.

Cow portraits a brag about human dominance
Simple historical portraits of cows and animals represent much more about the era

Judge issues warrant to arrest for woman who helped Matthew Hunt's killer
Natalie Jane Bracken, 31, missed her scheduled appearance in the Kaitāia District Court.

Choppers called into help firefighters battling Karikari Peninsula blaze
Four Far North fire crews and choppers battle blaze in Karikari Peninsula.

Cyclone Dovi update: 1400 Northland homes still without power
At the height of Saturday night's storm about 23,000 households had no power.

Chance meeting on the street leads to altar
The girl with the fiery red hair and the boy with a crush.

Sheryl Mai: Together we will get through this - how your personal level of responsibility can make a difference
Everyone can help slow spread of Omicron and protect the community's health and safety.

Covid 19 Omicron: 10 new cases; positive wastewater detected in Kaeo, Haruru
There were 10 new cases reported in Northland today.

Live: Cyclone Dovi leaves thousands without power; fallen tree damages house in Kauri
A falling tree damaged a house in Kauri, no one was injured.

Northland boxer Mea Motu sets new national record
Northlander Mea Motu has made New Zealand boxing history, holding three titles at once

Departing GPs frustrated over dealings with Mahitahi Hauora
Top slicing and poor leadership among chief concerns by Northland GPs leaving their PHO.

Hercules flies low for training; and cyclone could bring severe gales
News in brief from Northland

Joe Bennett says balls to Sunday afternoon
What's the best way to beat Sunday afternoon, Joe Bennett asks?

Bream Head Scenic Reserve a success story as petrels bounce back
It has been a successful year for reserve workers as grey-faced petrel chicks take flight.

Jonny Wilkinson: 'Dark Weekend' lifted by Pataua North light
Latest from Northland disability advocate Jonny Wilkinson