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![Fire investigators and police examine scene of suspicious forestry fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fire investigators and police examine scene of suspicious forestry fire
Fire in Northland forestry block has been considered suspicious.
![Is Ruakākā NZ's next beach volleyball hub?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Is Ruakākā NZ's next beach volleyball hub?
Ruakākā Beach was considered by the tournament organiser as the best he had seen.
![Country musicians show big heart for charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Country musicians show big heart for charity
The annual Wai Worri festival in Aranga raised $6115 for HeartKids Northland this year.
![Northland woman helps Australian wildlife hurt by bushfires](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Northland woman helps Australian wildlife hurt by bushfires
Bridget King from Kerikeri was part of a rescue team saving animals in Australia.
![Northlanders told to respect the fire ban by not lighting rubbish fires](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Northlanders told to respect the fire ban by not lighting rubbish fires
A spate of scrub fires across Northland has put firefighters on high alert.
![Fun in the sun at Medieval Madness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fun in the sun at Medieval Madness
Medieval Madness a great day of fun in Whangārei.
![Beaven's 111 outlines Kaipara's 50-over final win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Beaven's 111 outlines Kaipara's 50-over final win
Kaipara's Jack Beaven, along with Rhys Jones, racked up 180 runs for the second wicket.
![Ruakākā beach crammed for national volleyball event](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Ruakākā beach crammed for national volleyball event
Under the harsh Northland sun, volleyball players from all over the globe played hard.
![Two firefighters treated for heat stress on hottest day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Two firefighters treated for heat stress on hottest day
An inquiry into a large landfill fire in Whangārei has begun amid fears it could reignite.
![Opinion: Will Kamo Hawks split work?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Opinion: Will Kamo Hawks split work?
Is it the right time for the Kamo Hawks to split or should they have waited another year?
![Bream Bay surfer's best friend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Bream Bay surfer's best friend
Ruakākā local Roger Hall has been surfing together with his dog Taz for nearly two years.
![Kamo Hawks set to split in 2020](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Kamo Hawks set to split in 2020
After a semifinal finish in 2019, the Kamo Hawks have disbanded to form two teams.
![Team effort to extinguish 'challenging' Cape Reinga fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Team effort to extinguish 'challenging' Cape Reinga fire
Steep terrain and the isolated location were challenges of battling the Cape Reinga fire.
![Back to School: Bria can't wait to start school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Back to School: Bria can't wait to start school
Bria will start her first day at St Francis Xavier Catholic School in a couple weeks.
![Back to School: Miss Taylor excited for first year teaching](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Back to School: Miss Taylor excited for first year teaching
Shannon Taylor has always wanted to be a teacher - now she is.
![Northland GP Lance O'Sullivan in China during coronavirus outbreak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Northland GP Lance O'Sullivan in China during coronavirus outbreak
Queues of people line up to get "latest and greatest masks to protect themselves".
![Possible Whangārei mill closure sign government needs to intervene in timber industry - union](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Possible Whangārei mill closure sign government needs to intervene in timber industry - union
Possible Whangārei mill closure - government needs to intervene in timber industry: union.
![Mayhem pulls off convincing win at BOI sailing week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Mayhem pulls off convincing win at BOI sailing week
Local favourite Kia Kaha, which won last year's edition, couldn't replicate the effort.
![Minister tours farms in bone-dry Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Minister tours farms in bone-dry Northland
Northland inching closer to a drought declaration with no rain in sight.
![Help, someone's roof dumped in freshwater stream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Help, someone's roof dumped in freshwater stream
A weekly round-up of community news and events from the mighty Kaipara District.
![Police notified after 15 election candidates fail to declare expenses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Police notified after 15 election candidates fail to declare expenses
Law required candidates to declare expenses, however small, by December 13 last year.
![Hikurangi bowlers clean up Northland pairs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Hikurangi bowlers clean up Northland pairs
Both the women's and the men's pairs titles were claimed by Hikurangi bowlers.
![Outdoor groups back Elliot Bay walkway proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Outdoor groups back Elliot Bay walkway proposal
Coastal walk would 'pull together a lot of iconic Aotearoa', outdoor recreation group says
![Young volleyballers to make mark on national tour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Young volleyballers to make mark on national tour
The pair from Whangārei Girls' High School will take on the country's best in Ruakākā.
![Vandals captured on camera smashing kids' artwork](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Vandals captured on camera smashing kids' artwork
Hora Hora Primary School principal Pat Newman is calling for parents to come forward.
![Whangārei woman uses first aid skills in fire emergency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Whangārei woman uses first aid skills in fire emergency
First Aid skills come back when a Whangārei woman needed them in an emergency
![Northlanders warned over deadly coronavirus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Northlanders warned over deadly coronavirus
Northlanders warned over deadly coronavirus
![Tourists evacuated from Cape Reinga due to large scrub fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Tourists evacuated from Cape Reinga due to large scrub fire
The blaze was sparked during "unbelievably dry" conditions.