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Well done, Whangārei - together we've got this
Itching to go somewhere new? Try a staycation, and find out why tourists love the North.
Kevin Page: The unlikely culprit behind broken sprinkler
'Naturally, an investigation was required'
District-wide representation for 2022?
October 11 deadline for appeals/objections to Whangārei district-wide voting proposal.
Comment: Safeguarding our essential water services
Without reform, in the long term we will be unable to afford basic infrastructure.
Kiwi disabled women at Tokyo Paralympics bring home gold
Our women of the pool, track and field have done all Kiwis with disabilities proud.
With a heigh and a ho and heigh nonny no, spring is upon us
Spring fills old bones with not hope, as such, but simple pleasure in a sapid world.
Signs of new life spring forth
These little shoots must be coddled and cosseted like newborn babies.
Delta outbreak hits youth anxiety levels
The stress that comes from worrying is going to affect our young people.
Labour has to change how health workers are managed
Failure to fund health system to avoid staffing shortages contradicts kindness mantra.
Kevin Page: Eccentrics, characters keep us sane
Great that in such difficult times people can still have a good laugh, writes Kevin Page.
NZ squandered 2019 measles 'practice run' for Covid
Did New Zealand waste the learning opportunities from the measles outbreak of 2019?
Food for thought
It's a fiddly business, gardening. Demands patience. Teaches patience.
Time to shed our tombstone obsession
The truth is tombs are not for the dead but for the living, and grief fades with time.
Back on booze in lockdown - deadly on our roads
Is it time to pick up the ball and get serious again about drink driving?
Nervous wait for wastewater test results
Thank you Whangārei for your hard and selfless work to stop the spread of Covid-19
Kevin Page: A curtain catastrophe hooks 'n all
I've a feeling that new curtains might cost a bit more than $1.50, writes Kevin Page
Back in our bubbles – but this time it's different
These are not unprecedented times, we now have more knowledge - we will get through.
Comment: Why are we being kept at level 4 with Auckland?
The decision to keep Northland at level 4 needs to be changed, now.
Birthdays - perfectly timed and yet meaningless
Happy birthday to you, we sing, and then we run out of ideas and sing it again...
How do we convince vaccine hesitant to get jab?
If Delta establishes itself in NZ, you will get it, says Gunson. It's that contagious.
Kevin Page: Supermarkets a hotbed for silly stuff
Checkout operators - a beacon of calmness in a simmering sea of unease.
Fighting Covid together with all of you
Fighting another day: This lockdown is that other day - let's get on with it, says Reti.
Some wise words for weird times
Covid is terrible, let's not forget. Lockdowns can be disrupting and very stressful.
The Wright brothers got it wrong, sorry flying doctors
The bomb, oil, internet, air travel - which one could we do without?
If WOF, rego checks make our roads safer then so be it
All road vehicles must be legal and safe to be on the road, says road safety advocate
Cutlery crisis hits home
A missing teaspoon has Kevin Page questioning if has caught a dose of Domestic Blindness.
Three Waters - change we don't want
Some change is forced upon us, such as Covid-19 and adaptation to climate change.
Gift prompts reflections on 13th century poet's wise words
Telling the truth hasn't changed the truth; poetry as Auden observed makes nothing happen.
Cameron Leslie's Paralympics decision a no-brainer
"Some things are bigger than sports, right? It was the hardest, easiest decision."
Māori world view about interconnectedness of all things
Seeing the world through a Te Aō lens would bring peace, says Anahera Pickering.
Wobbles aplenty in Labour's party of infrastructure dreams
Might be better to maintain, repurpose, repair what we've got, says Vaughan Gunson.
Kevin Page: It would be fair to say my togs have seen better days
I caught my togs as they were picking up speed on the journey south.
Editorial: Northlanders and our roads have been neglected for too long
We in Northland are sick of being political pawns