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Group of Whangārei professionals see value in iconic city flats

Consortium wants to buy Whangārei's iconic Almond Court flats

Night rescue saves hurt fisherman stranded on rocks

High tide and large swells stopped rescuers on the ground from being able to help the man.

News snippets from Northland

News in brief from Northland.

Gold for Northland rugby power woman

Portia Woodman is amongst eight Northlanders who are part of the NZ Olympic team.

Students evacuated after person armed with knife seen on school grounds

The lockdown was lifted and students evacuated to a sports field around 12.05pm.

Dargaville High School's Building Academy constructing state houses

Northland's homeless crisis gets helping hand from students at Dargaville High School.

Daily ice-cold ocean plunge proves addictive

A local woman is undertaking daily ice-cold ocean dips to raise money for mental health.

'She was all about the love for life': Moerewa mum still fighting for killed daughter

The story of a Northland mum's encounter with death, grief, stigma and loss in Moerewa.

Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa gears up for its first anniversary

Te Rūnanga o Whaingaroa staff run a bustling Covid-19 vaccination centre in Kaeo.

Pathway gets new sets of eyes to stop violent attacks

Northlanders keen to become a CCTV volunteer can sign up at their local police station.

Identification scanning sees incident-free nights out in Whangārei

Whangārei bars keen to adopt identification scanning but expense is a deterrent.

News snippets from Northland

Local Lotto luck; SH12 crash leaves driver in hospital; retailer to fund grassroots rugby.

'He lunged for the guy': Pet dog saves woman stabbed during attempted home invasion

Only the attacker's eyes were visible as a black bandanna and black hood masked his face.

Cricket-keen Northlanders pack the first stop on the Amazing Mace Tour

Northlanders made the most of Whangārei hosting a prized international cricket trophy.

Kawakawa: Work starts on 'one-stop shop' for health

Government stumping up $14m for facility combining GP, cancer, renal, outpatient services.

Māori wellbeing practices working for Hokianga Hospital patients

Beautiful spaces are becoming places of connection, healing, peace, and refuge.

Keep away from Northland's fur seals - they may get aggressive

Seals are out and about in Northland, but DoC says keep a safe distance.

$11m to help overcrowded Northland schools

Ruakākā School will get two new classrooms; $7m goes to Kamo High School.