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![Northland Regional Council byelection voting starts soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Northland Regional Council byelection voting starts soon
Eight people have put themselves forward for Northland Regional Council's byelection.
![919 containers heading from Northport to Auckland next week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
919 containers heading from Northport to Auckland next week
Trucks will be carting containers along SH1 from Northport to Auckland from Tuesday.
![Teens risk own lives to save child in surf at remote Kiripaka beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Teens risk own lives to save child in surf at remote Kiripaka beach
A teenage boy left in a serious condition after his rescue efforts was flown to hospital.
!['Beautiful to watch': Dolphin encounter caught on cellphone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Beautiful to watch': Dolphin encounter caught on cellphone
Lee Gamble captured dolphin experience on cellphone, but wishes she had her camera.
![Land provisionally acquired near Te Kopuru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Land provisionally acquired near Te Kopuru
Work on a new water storage facility in Kaipara will begin before the start of winter.
![Whangārei's glass recycling efforts get $42,000 boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Whangārei's glass recycling efforts get $42,000 boost
Glass recycling efforts in Whangārei have been given $42,000 boost
![Want to be the next Taika? Filmmaking workshop on in Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Want to be the next Taika? Filmmaking workshop on in Whangārei
The workshop will give youth the chance to try their hand at filmmaking.
![Arapohue, Ruawai, Whangārei to host fours tournament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Arapohue, Ruawai, Whangārei to host fours tournament
Congratulations to Paul Wightman who reached the last 32 in the singles.
!['Please help me bring him home': Plea for return of missing puppy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Please help me bring him home': Plea for return of missing puppy
Staffie-cross dog is a Moerewa mother's "last link" to her late pregnant teen daughter.
![Six60 looking forward to starting national tour in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Six60 looking forward to starting national tour in Northland
Matiu Walters - Six60 frontman - on Waitangi gig and touring
!['Your results don't define how far you'll go': Message to NCEA students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Your results don't define how far you'll go': Message to NCEA students
NCEA exam results will be available online next week.
![News snippets from Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
News snippets from Northland
Sandcastle comp on again; and stolen sick puppy returned.
![Witnesses wanted to fight ahead of Ōpua homicide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Witnesses wanted to fight ahead of Ōpua homicide
Northland police want witnesses to a second altercation before a man was killed
![Rāhui on harbour to protect falling scallop stocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Rāhui on harbour to protect falling scallop stocks
Far North hapu have laid a three-year rāhui on taking scallops from the Whangaroa harbour.
![Hopes for bumper turnout at Kaikohe show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Hopes for bumper turnout at Kaikohe show
Free kids' rides expected to be a big drawcard this Saturday.
![Police investigating attempt to injure protected seagulls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Police investigating attempt to injure protected seagulls
DoC urges people to report attempts to injure or kill endangered seagulls in Northland.
![Seeing 'little critter' was best start to the new year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Seeing 'little critter' was best start to the new year
Oystercatcher chick hatches at Ahipara bird sanctuary for the first time in decades.
![Photos: Bay of Islands Music Festival 2021](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Photos: Bay of Islands Music Festival 2021
More than 3500 people packed Kainui Vineyard for a show headlined by Benee and Dobbyn.
![Sick puppy stolen from the back of a Northland animal rescue van in Kawakawa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Sick puppy stolen from the back of a Northland animal rescue van in Kawakawa
Northland animal rescue charity devastated after a sick puppy was stolen from their van
![Water safety messages seem to be getting through](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Water safety messages seem to be getting through
One in five boaties in Northland still not wearing lifejackets.
![Ruapekapeka remembrance heals rifts of 175 years ago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Ruapekapeka remembrance heals rifts of 175 years ago
'It's brought us closer together,' commemoration organiser says.
![Kaipara storm past Kamo for T20 glory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Kaipara storm past Kamo for T20 glory
Kamo had lost only one of five games leading into the final and looked the favourite.
![Trial run between Swanson and Whangārei successful](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Trial run between Swanson and Whangārei successful
Freight on the re-opened Northland line should resume later this week.
![Photos: Hapū mark 175 years since battle of Ruapekapeka Pā](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Photos: Hapū mark 175 years since battle of Ruapekapeka Pā
Battle of Te Ruapekapeka was one of the most significant conflicts in New Zealand history.
![Police seek mystery witness as murder inquiry continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Police seek mystery witness as murder inquiry continues
CCTV shows a woman witnessed the Kawakawa altercation that preceded a killing in Ōpua.
![Historic church organ damaged, locals urged to be vigilant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Historic church organ damaged, locals urged to be vigilant
St James organist has carried out a temporary fix but expert has to come up from Oamaru.