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'Survival mode': Inquiry finds Omicron response put disabled people at risk

Human Rights Commission inquiry finds disabled people put at risk by NZ's Omicron response

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News in brief from Northland

'They have a right to feel safe at work': Firefighters and paramedics endure assaults

The public is urged to be kind to first responders as they endure violence on the job.

Mini crime spree - Kevin Page has the solution to protect his property

Kevin Page has a run-in with what he thinks is a would-be thief.

Groovy device kept a lid on milk boilovers

Its main purpose is preventing milk boiling over on the stove top

Northland speed limit consultation opens

You can now have your say on proposed speed limit reductions.

From big city to small town: Coffee-meeting project a hit with Far North locals

A Kerikeri newbie has created a caffeine-fuelled project in a bid to meet new people.

Budget 2022: Funding hopes for aged care already at 'breaking point'

Pay inequity for aged care nurses has left rest home stretched thin for staff.

'We're worth more than the minimum' - Allied health workers on strike

DHBs didn't honour Employment Relations Authority report, PSA union says

Northland news in brief: Protest at Whangārei Library; daily Covid cases; new cops for Northland

The latest news bites from around the region.

A lifetime of popular television show Dr Who

Joe Bennett reflects on a lifetime of Dr Who.

Comment: Hundertwasser's art harbinger of global issues

Hundertwasser's lifework is on display at Whangārei Town Basin

Photos: Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro welcomed at Waitangi

A daughter of Te Taitokerau is welcomed home as NZ's first wahine Māori Governor-General.

Pride, celebration as new Governor-General welcomed at Waitangi

Northland's Dame Cindy embodies both sides of the Treaty in one person, iwi leader says.

'A nano-second': Elderly driver sentenced after motorcyclist killed

Shane Harnett died in the crash on the intersection of Marsden Point Rd and SH1.

Son wrestled with schizophrenia and drugs before fatal shootings

Daniel Raines fatally shot his stepfather Garry before killing himself in September 2017.

Police investigating disappearance of Northland mum

Gaelene Bright, 69, was last seen in south Hokianga on May 1.

Protest against Whangārei Library hosting rainbow event for children

Whangārei Library makes no apologies for hosting a rainbow event for children