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![Officials expect 95 Covid cases a day in Northland as region braces for influx](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Officials expect 95 Covid cases a day in Northland as region braces for influx
Northland could have 95 new Covid cases a day
![Whangārei District Council's move to district-wide election of councillors opposed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei District Council's move to district-wide election of councillors opposed
Whangārei District Council's proposed political structure looked at by commission
![Uncertainty for paddlers after Waka Ama Nationals cancelled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Uncertainty for paddlers after Waka Ama Nationals cancelled
Decision disappointing but no surprise.
![Onerahi bird feeders upset poison laid in park to kill birds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Onerahi bird feeders upset poison laid in park to kill birds
Poisoned wheat in a Whangārei park upsets local bird feeders.
!['He has a mental illness, but he is no danger to public' family urges community to help find missing person](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'He has a mental illness, but he is no danger to public' family urges community to help find missing person
Loren Charles Ross-Taylor has been missing since December 9 in Kaitaia.
![''We want to put the joy back into families' Christmas lights trail proving popular](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
''We want to put the joy back into families' Christmas lights trail proving popular
Residents want to bring joy back to families after hard year.
![Refining NZ raising $43.5m to fund private storage services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Refining NZ raising $43.5m to fund private storage services
Only one third of storage facility is utilised at Refining NZ at present.
![Northland St John volunteer Nancy Greenfield hits 50 year service milestone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland St John volunteer Nancy Greenfield hits 50 year service milestone
Northland Nancy Greenfield honoured for 50 years as St John volunteer
![Community project to provide fun for Onerahi kids delayed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Community project to provide fun for Onerahi kids delayed
New Onerahi pontoon not likely before Christmas
![News snippets from Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
News snippets from Northland
Iwi relations team at council; and collection for Solomon Island.
![Entertainment? I read for the pleasures of truth and beauty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Entertainment? I read for the pleasures of truth and beauty
I don;t want this book on my shelves any longer.
![Mixed response from Waipū locals over police and iwi checkpoints](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Mixed response from Waipū locals over police and iwi checkpoints
Waipū locals share their feelings about State Highway 1 checkpoint.
![Carolyn Hansen: Motivation, accountability and celebration - the benefits of a personal trainer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Carolyn Hansen: Motivation, accountability and celebration - the benefits of a personal trainer
Trainers aren't just for celebrities.
![Exhibition in Mangawhai looks at historic schooner The Daring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Exhibition in Mangawhai looks at historic schooner The Daring
Exhibition on 158-year-old coastal trader Daring opens in Mangawhai today
![Feeling the heat: Nature provides us with solutions for farming and forests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Feeling the heat: Nature provides us with solutions for farming and forests
Trees and soil are sequestering more than recognised under Govt regulation.
![Weekday patrols on Northland's surf beaches to start December 13](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Weekday patrols on Northland's surf beaches to start December 13
Lifeguards will start weekday patrols of surf beaches in Northland from December 13
![Whangārei District Councillor Nick Connop has new long-term plan - baby Logan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei District Councillor Nick Connop has new long-term plan - baby Logan
New long term plan for Whangārei District Councillor - bringing up baby Logan
![Ahipara artist's works in international Christmas range](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Ahipara artist's works in international Christmas range
Ahipara mouth painter Kevin Griffiths has three artworks in Christmas gift range
![Northland records lowest vaccination among full-time and day relief teachers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland records lowest vaccination among full-time and day relief teachers
Response from 90.8% of Northland schools shows 6.7% of teachers have refused vaccination.
![News snippets from Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
News snippets from Northland
Te Araroa Trail turns 10; and Baylys Beach Surf club opens.
![Northland Indian community reaches 90 per cent double vaccination](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland Indian community reaches 90 per cent double vaccination
90.7 per cent of the eligible Indian population in Northland are now fully vaccinated.
![Northland Bowls: Maungaturoto beat Hikurangi in tight Centre Open Fours game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland Bowls: Maungaturoto beat Hikurangi in tight Centre Open Fours game
Maungaturoto beat Hikurangi in tight Centre Open Fours bowls final
![Four people arrested in Far North drug bust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Four people arrested in Far North drug bust
Far North police have delivered another blow to the Northland methamphetamine trade.
![Police investigations continue into death of teen fatally hit by car in Tikipunga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Police investigations continue into death of teen fatally hit by car in Tikipunga
Police are refusing to speculate on how the teenager came to be lying on the road.
![Northland's top cop shares advice for locals stuck south of police and iwi checkpoints](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's top cop shares advice for locals stuck south of police and iwi checkpoints
Police will be monitoring traffic delays carefully and adjusting plans as necessary.
![80% of Northland's eligible population fully vaxxed - 90% mark expected by New Year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
80% of Northland's eligible population fully vaxxed - 90% mark expected by New Year
Some 93 per cent of region's Pasifika and 80 per cent of Māori have had at least one dose.
![Surfing for Farmers at two Northland beaches this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Surfing for Farmers at two Northland beaches this summer
Northland surf breaks perfect escape for farmers.
![Māori Arts degree students put their work on show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Māori Arts degree students put their work on show
NorthTec's Māori Arts graduates are holding their end-of-year exhibition