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![Our Treasures: Whangārei Stationary Engine Club a fascinating place](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Our Treasures: Whangārei Stationary Engine Club a fascinating place
OPINION: The club's main aim was to find and restore engines that have been used locally.
![‘I apologise to patients every day’: Northlanders suffer as health crisis takes hold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
‘I apologise to patients every day’: Northlanders suffer as health crisis takes hold
Patients are being misdiagnosed, face hours of travel for treatment or can't see a GP.
![Joe Bennett: Rooting for the underdog in an Olympic sport that “feigns death”](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Joe Bennett: Rooting for the underdog in an Olympic sport that “feigns death”
Joe Bennett on watching the final of the women’s 10-metre air rifle competition
![Jane Mander Village resident recalls Olympics of the past](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Jane Mander Village resident recalls Olympics of the past
Families were proudly cheering them on back home.
!['Little old Whangārei' dancers to battle it out at World Hip-hop Champs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Little old Whangārei' dancers to battle it out at World Hip-hop Champs
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of the 27 talented dancers.
![Kaipara council poised to become first to can Māori ward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Kaipara council poised to become first to can Māori ward
Mayor Craig Jepson said he would be voting to remove the ward.
![Deputy PM inducted into Whangārei Boys' Fideliter Fellowship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Deputy PM inducted into Whangārei Boys' Fideliter Fellowship
Winston Peters receives hall of fame honour during formal assembly.
!['Transpower owes the people of Northland': Leaders disappointed with company's 'weak' response](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Transpower owes the people of Northland': Leaders disappointed with company's 'weak' response
Transpower's response lacks explanation on fair compensation for Northland businesses.
![Prime Bay of Islands waterfront holiday park on the market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Prime Bay of Islands waterfront holiday park on the market
The price has dropped by $500,000.
![Whangārei school ex-chair remembered as 'the kindest man on earth'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Whangārei school ex-chair remembered as 'the kindest man on earth'
"...We as a community wish to send our deepest love and support to his whanau..."
![News briefs from the Far North - boat and shore fishing, competitive airfares and Hollie Smith at Awanui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
News briefs from the Far North - boat and shore fishing, competitive airfares and Hollie Smith at Awanui
News snippets from the Far North.
![Inaugural leadership award nomination for Top Energy CEO Russell Shaw](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Inaugural leadership award nomination for Top Energy CEO Russell Shaw
'This acknowledgment speaks volumes about his contributions.'
![Northlanders Jane Molloy-Wolt, Jay Allen and Melanie Badenhorst finalists in prestigious Parkin Drawing Prize](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Northlanders Jane Molloy-Wolt, Jay Allen and Melanie Badenhorst finalists in prestigious Parkin Drawing Prize
Northland artists up for prestigious Parkin Drawing Prize award
![Service centre proposed for dangerous intersection, Waipu residents say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Service centre proposed for dangerous intersection, Waipu residents say
The service centre is the third proposed for State Highway 1 south of Whangārei.
![NRC warns fast-tracked legislation lacks adequate focus on adverse effects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
NRC warns fast-tracked legislation lacks adequate focus on adverse effects
The regional council says the fast-track bill is too focused on projects' benefits.
![Ahipara pensioner flats' wild cat problems continue for occupants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Ahipara pensioner flats' wild cat problems continue for occupants
Long-running Ahipara wild cat issue yet to be resolved, to pensioner's chagrin.
![Mangamukas still on track to open before Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Mangamukas still on track to open before Christmas
Works are going on around the clock to get the job finished.
!['Greatly disappointing': War memorial vandalism angers community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
'Greatly disappointing': War memorial vandalism angers community
"Those who did this should be ashamed of themselves."
![Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal gives $3.5m to Northland groups for repairs and rebuilds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal gives $3.5m to Northland groups for repairs and rebuilds
Northland's allocation is one of the highest in NZ.
!["Dream coming true" for Kaihu family whose business and home were destroyed by fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
"Dream coming true" for Kaihu family whose business and home were destroyed by fire
The family are hoping an opening is on the horizon.
![News in brief: A closer look at Northland news](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=800)
News in brief: A closer look at Northland news
The latest news bites from around the region.