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!['Hallelujah': Benefit increases welcomed by struggling Northlanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Hallelujah': Benefit increases welcomed by struggling Northlanders
From April 1, the Government is increasing several benefits and income allowances.
![Channel Infrastructure starts operations from today at Marsden Pt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Channel Infrastructure starts operations from today at Marsden Pt
Refining NZ workforce to gradually reduce from 300 to 70 over the next two years.
![Tough new water standards could cost Northland ratepayers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Tough new water standards could cost Northland ratepayers
Northland councils wonder who pays for tough new water standards
![Northland property still booming, but slowdown on the cards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland property still booming, but slowdown on the cards
Property prices in Northland have risen more than anywhere else in NZ.
![Leanne Stewart wins singles and pairs at Northland Bowls; Champ of Champs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Leanne Stewart wins singles and pairs at Northland Bowls; Champ of Champs
Latest news from the Northland bowls circuit
![Women's sailing regatta under way; and flu vaccine available](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Women's sailing regatta under way; and flu vaccine available
The latest news snippets from around the region.
![Man who died on SH14 named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Man who died on SH14 named
A man who died after being hit by a car on SH14 yesterday morning has been named
![RATs distributed to isolated areas as Northland records 662 new cases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
RATs distributed to isolated areas as Northland records 662 new cases
Northland's Covid cases fluctuating this week
![Just add water: Kaipara project yields results and lessons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Just add water: Kaipara project yields results and lessons
Two sites host experiment in irrigation techniques in rich soils of the Kaipara
![Bay News: Moerewa's JT aims for drifting world champs; FIXation opens; Kemp House's legacy; NZ's silent army](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Bay News: Moerewa's JT aims for drifting world champs; FIXation opens; Kemp House's legacy; NZ's silent army
Latest news from the Bay of Islands and surrounds with Sandy Myhre
![Kaitāia woman breathes easy after quitting smoking for her grandchildren](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Kaitāia woman breathes easy after quitting smoking for her grandchildren
18.2 per cent of non-Māori in Northland smoke compared to 31.2 per cent of Māori.
![Northland news in brief: Pedestrian killed in Kaipara; teen charged with threatening to kill; large scrub fire in Ruatangata West](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Northland news in brief: Pedestrian killed in Kaipara; teen charged with threatening to kill; large scrub fire in Ruatangata West
The latest newsbites from around Northland.
![Whangārei: opponents of rescue helicopter shift concerned about noise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei: opponents of rescue helicopter shift concerned about noise
A question mark continues to loom over the future of the Onerahi airport.
![Whangārei's Purewa Landfill gets go ahead despite objections](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Whangārei's Purewa Landfill gets go ahead despite objections
Whangārei's Purewa Landfill to continue, despite four councillors objecting.
![634 new Covid 19 cases in Northland on Wednesday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
634 new Covid 19 cases in Northland on Wednesday
Covid-19 case numbers continue to fluctuate in Northland with 634 new cases today
![Man killed in pedestrian versus car crash on SH14](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Man killed in pedestrian versus car crash on SH14
Pedestrian seriously injured on SH14, Tangiteroria, in Northland
![New Zealand is reopening for visitors: See you soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
New Zealand is reopening for visitors: See you soon
NZ borders open to vaccinated Aussies from April 12
![Rising costs fuel rate increase for entire region](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Rising costs fuel rate increase for entire region
NRC's annual plan is up for public consultation until April 29.
![Sophisticated scammers said IRD had money for woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Sophisticated scammers said IRD had money for woman
Scammer claimed IRD had a ballot to give away unclaimed money - and she was a winner.
![Maungatapere smashes 50-year-old national rain record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Maungatapere smashes 50-year-old national rain record
Northland Rural Support Trust calls for help to clean up the worst affected farms.
![Andrea Primerose-Netzler: The Orchard looking forward to a sense of normality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Andrea Primerose-Netzler: The Orchard looking forward to a sense of normality
Here at The Orchard, our strength lies in the community of like-minded businesspeople.
![Scallop closures among sustainability measures in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Scallop closures among sustainability measures in Northland
The closure was part of a twice-yearly review of fish stocks to support sustainability.
![Latest addition to Whangārei Town basin lifted into place - the Rolling Ball Clock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Latest addition to Whangārei Town basin lifted into place - the Rolling Ball Clock
Whangārei Rolling Ball Clock takes its place at Town Basin
!['We are living in the renaissance period of Whangārei', says GiraGlob designer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'We are living in the renaissance period of Whangārei', says GiraGlob designer
The backstory of Whangārei's GiraGlob - the first of many to be created worldwide.
![Loop Rd construction to take at least another three years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Loop Rd construction to take at least another three years
Earthworks for a new, southbound lane will start later this year.
![Odds shorten on Ruatangata hosting $150m Whangārei district airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Odds shorten on Ruatangata hosting $150m Whangārei district airport
More light has been shed on the preferred locations for a new Whangārei district airport.
![Young Whangārei student starts cool initiative to save the environment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Young Whangārei student starts cool initiative to save the environment
Aluminium foil packets fused together to make thermal blankets for the needy.
![News in brief: Power lost to hundreds of homes; Lotto wins; record breaking rainfall in Maungatapere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
News in brief: Power lost to hundreds of homes; Lotto wins; record breaking rainfall in Maungatapere
The latest happenings around Northland.