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![Whangārei water restrictions to become more common - Mayor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei water restrictions to become more common - Mayor
Whangārei water restrictions to become more common - Mayor
![Whangārei's Hundertwasser Arts Centre gets another $4.5m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei's Hundertwasser Arts Centre gets another $4.5m
The Provincial Growth Fund cash exceeds the project's $4m blowout announced last November.
![Northland shaping up as 'must-win' seat of 2020 election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland shaping up as 'must-win' seat of 2020 election
The outcome of Jones v King race in Northland could decide the election result.
![Council sets aside $525,000 to help Kaipara ratepayers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Council sets aside $525,000 to help Kaipara ratepayers
At least 47 applications have been made to access council grants in Kaipara.
![Remains believed to be Northland woman Bridget Simmonds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Remains believed to be Northland woman Bridget Simmonds
Police have set up a direct phone line for people to call with information about the case.
![Police believe missing woman Bridget Simmonds is buried on rural property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Police believe missing woman Bridget Simmonds is buried on rural property
Police use excavator at rural location where they believe missing woman is buried .
![Fire brigade removes wreckage from Northland beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Fire brigade removes wreckage from Northland beach
Volunteer fire brigade clean up boat wreck from beach.
![Water dam in Ngawha could start before the end of the year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Water dam in Ngawha could start before the end of the year
More water storage facilities in Northland in the pipeline.
![Northland news in brief: Meth court case; and Lotto win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland news in brief: Meth court case; and Lotto win
News snippets from Northland.
![Missing Northland woman: Police reach critical point in investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Missing Northland woman: Police reach critical point in investigation
Mum doubts daughter is alive but wants end to recurring nightmare.
![Digger brought in to help in search for clues on missing Northland woman Bridget Simmonds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Digger brought in to help in search for clues on missing Northland woman Bridget Simmonds
Simmonds' mother just wants closure for the family.
![Go Local! Travel business given helping hand by website designer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Go Local! Travel business given helping hand by website designer
Shannell Christmas found opening a travel business a month before lockdown challenging.
![Northland breast cancer screening clinics busy clearing backlog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland breast cancer screening clinics busy clearing backlog
And Pink Ribbon Breakfasts are back - now in July.
![Suspicious fire destroys community hall at Tutamoe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Suspicious fire destroys community hall at Tutamoe
Suspicious fire destroys rural community hall.
![164 job losses at Marsden Pt wood plant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
164 job losses at Marsden Pt wood plant
Union slams Carter Holt Harvey's plan to make more than two thirds of workers redundant.
![Russell beach excavation raises environmentalists' hackles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Russell beach excavation raises environmentalists' hackles
Austrian tennis star's dune restoration work meets consent rules, NRC says.
![Storage tanks take coastal passage from Northland to Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Storage tanks take coastal passage from Northland to Tauranga
Three more storage tanks headed for Tauranga.
![Precious medal found by police in Whangārei home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Precious medal found by police in Whangārei home
Police are wanting to unite the rightful owner with stolen medals and watch.
![Civil Defence ends Covid emergency 0800 line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Civil Defence ends Covid emergency 0800 line
Northland Civil Defence scaling down response to Covid-19 and the ongoing drought.
![Minister vows no more delays as two new roundabouts launched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Minister vows no more delays as two new roundabouts launched
$15m roundabout at notorious Puketona Junction due to open in March next year.
![Business leader warns trading won't recover soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Business leader warns trading won't recover soon
Northland businesses given tens of millions in wage subsidy but the pain is not over yet.
![Diversions following head-on crash near summit of Brynderwyn Hills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Diversions following head-on crash near summit of Brynderwyn Hills
Head-on crash near the summit of Brynderwyn Hills.
![Hallelujah as Northlanders welcome level 1](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Hallelujah as Northlanders welcome level 1
Business leaders and sporting organisations in Northland are delighted to move to level 1.
![North truck driver's 30-year, no-crash record ends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
North truck driver's 30-year, no-crash record ends
'I knew it wasn't good when I looked back in the mirrors and saw the wheels in the air.'
![Teen arrested after fatal Moerewa party appears in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Teen arrested after fatal Moerewa party appears in court
Teen arrested after party where male teenager died appears on assault-on-a-female charge.
![30,000 new homes possible in lower Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
30,000 new homes possible in lower Northland
Lower Northland set to boom with 30,000 new homes possible.
![Police at truck and trailer rollover in Far North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Police at truck and trailer rollover in Far North
Truck and trailer crash blocking one lane in the Far North