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![Northlanders stand proud at dawn to mark Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northlanders stand proud at dawn to mark Anzac Day
Northlanders stand proud at dawn to mark Anzac Day
![Disqualified driver breaching lockdown has car seized](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Disqualified driver breaching lockdown has car seized
Police stop 300 drivers at checkpoint in Whangārei - three breaches of lockdown.
![Schools to reopen, but not as you know it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Schools to reopen, but not as you know it
Schools will reopen next week under alert level 3.
![Coronavirus: Nursing tutors prepared to work on frontline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Coronavirus: Nursing tutors prepared to work on frontline
NorthTec has been working with Northland DHB to develop a potential workforce.
![Eastwood: Northland sports continue Covid-19 fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Eastwood: Northland sports continue Covid-19 fight
Concerns sports organisations have become too reliant on gaming trust funding.
![Coronavirus: Lockdown doesn't stop the music](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Coronavirus: Lockdown doesn't stop the music
Students have been enjoying music lessons from home thanks to the internet.
![Covid-19: Northland tally remains 27, 1 more death nationally](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Covid-19: Northland tally remains 27, 1 more death nationally
The Ministry of Health extended support for rural general practices.
!['Lowlifes' steal youth training ship's rescue boat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Lowlifes' steal youth training ship's rescue boat
Stolen boat one of only two or three Naiads in the Bay of Islands so will be easy to spot.
![Northlanders ready to Stand at Dawn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northlanders ready to Stand at Dawn
Northlanders ready to Stand at Dawn to mark Anzac Day
![Whangārei Hospital preparing for long-term Covid-19 battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei Hospital preparing for long-term Covid-19 battle
Theatre extension project to resume as it could potentially increase ICU capacity.
![Family lose everything in suspicious house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Family lose everything in suspicious house fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a family home.
![Police investigate devastating house fire in Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Police investigate devastating house fire in Whangārei
A person was seen running from the scene where a fire damaged a Whangārei home.
![FNDC, Top Energy workers test positive for Covid-19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
FNDC, Top Energy workers test positive for Covid-19
Both patients believed to have recovered, Top Energy staffer back to working from home.
![Sexy kumara emerge from hot beds of North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Sexy kumara emerge from hot beds of North
Dry season means kumara are less gnarly in shape, a definite attraction for consumers.
![It's time for young people to be heard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
It's time for young people to be heard
Don't leave it until the last minute - enrol to vote now!
![400,000 fewer pests munching Northland kiwi, forests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
400,000 fewer pests munching Northland kiwi, forests
About 150 groups working Northland-wide to protect kiwi by trapping invasive pests.
![Northland reports no new Covid-19 cases for six consecutive days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland reports no new Covid-19 cases for six consecutive days
Northland's total cases remain at 27 while two people die in Dunedin and Christchurch.
![Concern grows as GP consult numbers plummet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Concern grows as GP consult numbers plummet
Pre Covid-19, 95% of consults were in person. During lockdown, that figure has reversed.
![Homeless in Northland still waiting to get motels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Homeless in Northland still waiting to get motels
Fifty homeless people in Whangārei so far identified and moved into motels
![Pandemic bursts wedding dream for some – others wing it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Pandemic bursts wedding dream for some – others wing it
Several couples had to postpone their weddings while others went ahead anyway.
![Covid 19 coronavirus: More testing in isolated Northland communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Covid 19 coronavirus: More testing in isolated Northland communities
More Covid-19 testing in isolated Northland communities
![Puriri Rd green space safe for now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Puriri Rd green space safe for now
Controversial Whangārei state housing development delayed by Covid-19.
![Rain helps, but the drought drags on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Rain helps, but the drought drags on
Rain won't break Northland's drought, but it helps
![Coronavirus: Cabin turns into classroom at holiday park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Coronavirus: Cabin turns into classroom at holiday park
The students are being taught by teacher and resident Monique Cassidy.
![Strong support for Govt's lockdown decision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Strong support for Govt's lockdown decision
Extended community testing will give Northlanders more confidence as we head into level 3
![Business leaders plea to public: Shop locally](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Business leaders plea to public: Shop locally
Business leaders urge residents to support struggling retailers and local food outlets.
![What does stress do to our brains in lockdown?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
What does stress do to our brains in lockdown?
An expert suggests choosing a certain time of the day to stress can reduce its bad effect.
![Kauri dieback study raises absence of protective fungi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Kauri dieback study raises absence of protective fungi
Lack of fungi in Northland pine forest could be connected to kauri dieback