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WATCH: Russell Birdman
See this year's madcap entries in the Russell Birdman parade, and watch as the Duke Tavern team attempts something - we're not sure what - using a ladder on the end of Russell wharf

Fly-tip at Puhipuhi Rd
The fly tip site is the second one uncovered in Whangarei inside a month.

Fly-tip clean up at Karaka Rd
A crane was brought in to lift skip bins down a steep bank for rubbish to be removed.

Fisherman's stingray encounter
Whangarei man Dan Alders was stabbed by a black stingray as he tried to save it's life by flicking it overboard.

Launch of True Tales of Maungatapere
Michael Cunningham captured this video from the Launch of True Tales of Maungatapere.

Whangarei man turns passion for helping youth into his job
Victor Dunn-Schwenke has always wanted to help youth, now he is.

Watch: Russell's drag race
On the Friday before Russell's Birdman jump locals put on their best dresses and high-heels and run an obstacle race around town. We're talking about the men of course - the women compete in the Fred Dagg Dash (gumboots, singlet and hat compulsory).

Meet Northland's new police pups
Meet Cora and Caesar - two police pups being trained in Northland.

WATCH: Northland College opening
Once described as having "the worst classrooms in the country", Northland College now has the newest and one of the most innovative school buildings in Aotearoa thanks to a $14 million rebuild

Fly-tip at Parakao
A large pile of household rubbish has been found next to a rural Whangarei road.

Truck driver takes evasive action to miss car
Police are investigating a collision between a car and logging truck on one of Northland's busiest trucking roads.

James Rolleston talks to Whangarei students about his life-changing crash
James Rolleston, known for his roles in Boy and The Dark Horse, spoke to Kamo High School students about a crash which changed his life in July last year.

Free flowers make Whangarei punters smile
The Mangakahia Gardening Club marked Lonely Bouquet Day by making flower arrangements and placing them around Whangarei. Punters who found them were more than pleased.

WATCH: Kerikeri Cruising Club celebrates
Kerikeri Cruising Club, where Team NZ sailors Blair Tuke and Andy Maloney first learnt to sail, celebrates this morning's win in the America's Cup

Men in tinny rescue 21m catamaran
Northern Advocate reader Shane Wombwell sent in this video of two men rescuing a catamaran which had come of its moorings in a storm last week.

Heavy rain floods farmland around Kaeo
More than 100mm fell on parts on Northland in the 24 hours to noon on Thursday, closing schools and inundating farmland

WATCH: 'Miracle baby' defies the odds
Kaikohe mum Bo-Deene Stephens talks about her baby Souljah-Rhythm, who was born four months premature weighing just 815g, and the support her home town has shown her

British and Irish Lions tour slideshow.
British and Irish Lions tour started in Whangarei, Senior Photographer Michael Cunningham's slideshow of the visit.

British and Irish Lions in Northland
British and Irish Lions photographic slideshow by Michael Cunningham, Senior Photographer, Northern Advocate

British and Irish Lions slideshow
British and Irish Lions slideshow as by Chief Photographer John Stone, Northern Advocate

Te Tai Tokerau Nga Manu Korero powhiri
Otamatea High School welcomed students and guests attending the Te Tai Tokerau regional Nga Manu Korero competition.

VIDEO: Lions welcomed to Waitangi
Thousands of spectators filled the Treaty Grounds on June 4 to see up to 400 Ngapuhi warriors welcome the British and Irish Lions to Aotearoa with a series of challenges and spine-tingling haka. Video by Peter de Graaf.

Four years on the road, now he's got a home
A small shaggy dog nicknamed 'Hairy McLary' has finally found a permanent home with Lisa Dyer in Whangarei

Dam slip at Whangarei causes $80K repair bill
A slump upstream of the Hopua Te Nihotetea Dam face at Maunu could cost $80K to fix.

Merv Pinny: O.B Can you hear the children cry?
Excerpt from Merv Pinny's song 'O.B. Can You Hear the Children Cry?', his take on the conflicts and refugee crises currently sweeping the Middle East and Europe.

Flooding on SH10
Kaitaia was cut off from the outside world on Thursday morning with a slip on SH1 at Mangamuka Gorge and flooding across SH10 just north of the Whangaroa Bridge. The floodwaters dropped quickly after high tide at 9am; here water is still flowing across the highway but traffic is able to get through.