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![Mask compliance on buses will be evident in coming days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Mask compliance on buses will be evident in coming days
Will bus users stick with their masks or will they ditch them?
![Ombudsman details strengths/flaws of Whangārei mental health unit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Ombudsman details strengths/flaws of Whangārei mental health unit
The report found no evidence of cruel or inhuman treatment of tāngata whai ora (patients).
![Whangaroa scenery the star in Canadian TV series](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangaroa scenery the star in Canadian TV series
Eight-part thriller filmed in Northland to be launched next week in Canada and NZ.
![Photos: Ōtiria's loud, proud victory parade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Photos: Ōtiria's loud, proud victory parade
The end of a 59-year drought deserves a parade to remember - and that's what Ōtiria got.
![Mandatory mask rule unknown to some Northland bus users](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Mandatory mask rule unknown to some Northland bus users
Head to the Northland Regional Council website for more information on the rule.
![Northland boaties praised for rescue and kayaker rescue sparks warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland boaties praised for rescue and kayaker rescue sparks warning
Northland boaties praised for rescue and kayaker rescue sparks warning.
![Hotels/motels used in first outbreak to host Northland Covid-19 cases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Hotels/motels used in first outbreak to host Northland Covid-19 cases
Jackson would not confirm what facilities were used to house Covid-19 positive cases.
![News snippets from Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
News snippets from Northland
Candidates to discuss issues facing disabled; talks last chance to avert nurses' strike.
![Bus drivers will not be enforcers: Councillor John Bain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Bus drivers will not be enforcers: Councillor John Bain
Mask-wearing will be mandatory but our bus drivers won't be doing the enforcing.
!['Unaffected' residents locked out of consent process](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Unaffected' residents locked out of consent process
The Thomases' home is surrounded by orchards and bores - but they don't get a say.
!['Everyone's working. That never used to happen'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Everyone's working. That never used to happen'
Large-scale orchard development has transformed the landscape - and Far North employment.
!['Aquifer defender' calls for freeze on new water consents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Aquifer defender' calls for freeze on new water consents
Hold new consents - monitoring of the last lot has 7 years to go, says Karyn Nikora-Kerr.
![Far North avocado boom sparks water worries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Far North avocado boom sparks water worries
Orchard boss says everyone wants the same thing - a long-term, sustainable water supply.
![Gwen Lawson: Summer bowls season on the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Gwen Lawson: Summer bowls season on the way
Northland's top bowlers will be lauded this weekend at the prize-giving.
![Northland's new coroner is Whangārei-based lawyer Tania Tetitaha](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland's new coroner is Whangārei-based lawyer Tania Tetitaha
Tania Tetitaha will be sworn in today.
![Another power pole bowled (no. 206 since 2016)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Another power pole bowled (no. 206 since 2016)
Truckie did 'all the right things' by staying in his cab until power turned off.
![Ōtiria parade to mark first shield win in 59 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Ōtiria parade to mark first shield win in 59 years
Covid measures will keep locals safe as they celebrate first rugby champs win in 59 years.
![Kaipara to get $16M for 'shovel ready' projects to provide 135 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Kaipara to get $16M for 'shovel ready' projects to provide 135 jobs
Kaipara to get $16M for 'shovel ready' projects to provide 135 jobs
![Spike in Northland power pole crashes sparks call for driver caution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Spike in Northland power pole crashes sparks call for driver caution
Power companies and authorities team up for public awareness campaign.
![Cost of Kaitaia's water resilience from Sweetwater bore soars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Cost of Kaitaia's water resilience from Sweetwater bore soars
Cost of Kaitaia's water resilience from Sweetwater bore soars
![Far North iwi urge Auckland whānau to stay there during alert level 3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Far North iwi urge Auckland whānau to stay there during alert level 3
Far North iwi urge Auckland whānau to stay there during alert level 3
![Teenage girls roll car, rider breaks leg at Kerikeri](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Teenage girls roll car, rider breaks leg at Kerikeri
Teenage girls escape serious injury; rider not so lucky.
![$500,000 of Lotteries money to help Northland communities hard hit by July storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
$500,000 of Lotteries money to help Northland communities hard hit by July storm
$500,000 of Lotteries money to help Northland communities hard hit by July storm
![Whangārei police appeal for calm after students and adults clash in series of brawls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei police appeal for calm after students and adults clash in series of brawls
Whangārei police appeal for calm after students and adults clash in series of brawls
![Calling Northland's future chefs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Calling Northland's future chefs
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