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![Far North doctor shortage now ‘acute’, clinical manager warns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Far North doctor shortage now ‘acute’, clinical manager warns
Staff frequently receive messages asking them to cover shifts at rural hospitals.
![Doctor shortage increases waits for cancer treatment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Doctor shortage increases waits for cancer treatment
Doctor vacancies and a reduction in planned care over summer are chief culprits.
![Northlanders take to latest housing trend - the catio](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Northlanders take to latest housing trend - the catio
A catio is a dedicated safe space for your cat.
![Northlanders flock to be part of record-high bird count](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Northlanders flock to be part of record-high bird count
Annual count of the nation's garden birds has ended with record-high participation.
!['We feel so helpless': Attempted robbery leaves owners shaken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'We feel so helpless': Attempted robbery leaves owners shaken
The dairy owner was assaulted before the offenders fled.
![Egg and poultry producers prepare for arrival of avian bird flu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Egg and poultry producers prepare for arrival of avian bird flu
Experts are monitoring a highly contagious strain of bird flu as it nears New Zealand
![Caught on camera: Waipoua Forest rats have taste for caviar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Caught on camera: Waipoua Forest rats have taste for caviar
A discovery in Waipoua Forest is tempered by the presence of caviar-eating rats.
![Maungaturoto Primary School burglary: Red Truck captured stealing sports container](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Maungaturoto Primary School burglary: Red Truck captured stealing sports container
“I think it’s a real shame since it’s stealing off kids really.”
![Probe into Northland shellfish deaths proves inconclusive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Probe into Northland shellfish deaths proves inconclusive
The mass death event in Pataua was the second since 2022.
![New patrol vehicle to help with quick crime reporting in Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
New patrol vehicle to help with quick crime reporting in Whangārei
The role of any patrol volunteer is to observe and report any suspicious activities.
![Who's responsible for taming Northland's wild cattle problem?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Who's responsible for taming Northland's wild cattle problem?
Hundreds of complaints around Kaipara follow Whangārei Heads Rd report.
![Police crash investigator retires after 43 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Police crash investigator retires after 43 years
Sport is what helped him pass the police fitness tests regularly.
![Circus Kumarani marks 21 years as stage for all ages and abilities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Circus Kumarani marks 21 years as stage for all ages and abilities
The community circus is about supporting people of all ages and abilities.
![Whangārei contractor's 20-year fight with council to continue with appeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Whangārei contractor's 20-year fight with council to continue with appeal
A Whangārei contractor's 20-year legal battle with the council is set to continue.
![Cold North - region suffers chilliest day of year - so far](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Cold North - region suffers chilliest day of year - so far
Chilly winter morning for Northland is 6C below norm
![Customers owed thousands from Flaming Fires offered warmth from rival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Customers owed thousands from Flaming Fires offered warmth from rival
Liquidators are working with Flaming Fires' director to get money back to customers.
![IPCA reviewing firearm incident after shot fired, wanted man injured in fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
IPCA reviewing firearm incident after shot fired, wanted man injured in fall
Investigations are under way into a Far North incident in which police fired a shot.
!['Unacceptable': Energy Minister on fallen pylon that cut power for 100,000 Northlanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Unacceptable': Energy Minister on fallen pylon that cut power for 100,000 Northlanders
Simeon Brown orders Electricity Authority review into pylon collapse.
![Far North areas worst hit by heavy rain, orange warning lifted for Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Far North areas worst hit by heavy rain, orange warning lifted for Northland
Some risk still exists: 'We’ll definitely be keeping a really close eye on it.'
![Bridge vs truck: Whangārei structure hit by vehicle yet again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Bridge vs truck: Whangārei structure hit by vehicle yet again
The Rust Avenue bridge has been struck 15 times since 2004.
![Is it safe? Inquiry into Northern Wairoa health called for](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Is it safe? Inquiry into Northern Wairoa health called for
'Zombie' fish and years of pollution pushes Dargaville residents to call for inquiry.