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![Northland skate park tour organiser hopes it helps create next big champion in the sport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Your news snippets from around Northland
Check out the latest news in brief from around Northland.
![Owner upbeat as new bar opens amid pandemic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Owner upbeat as new bar opens amid pandemic
'Something a bit different' is coming Whangārei's way with new bar AstroBoy
![Re-trial held for man who fired two shots during police pursuit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Cow portraits a brag about human dominance
Simple historical portraits of cows and animals represent much more about the era
![Art show, auction aims to help young Northlanders into art careers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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.
![Two suspicious fires in two weeks on Karikari Peninsula](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Two suspicious fires in two weeks on Karikari Peninsula
Four choppers fighting blaze at Lake Ohia not far from previous arson attack.
![Judge issues warrant to arrest for woman who helped Matthew Hunt's killer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Choppers called into help firefighters battling Karikari Peninsula blaze
Four Far North fire crews and choppers battle blaze in Karikari Peninsula.
![Northland's Big Boost Saturday deemed a success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's Big Boost Saturday deemed a success
More than 1700 vaccines and boosters given in Northland on Big Boost Saturday
![Chance meeting on the street leads to altar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Hercules flies low for training; and cyclone could bring severe gales
News in brief from Northland
![Joe Bennett says balls to Sunday afternoon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
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.