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![Dr Lance O'Sullivan: Why I'm moving my business to Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dr Lance O'Sullivan: Why I'm moving my business to Auckland
COMMENT: It is far more difficult than I thought to grow such a business in the regions.
![SH1 washout: Schools closed, police escorted convoy planned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
SH1 washout: Schools closed, police escorted convoy planned
Essential travel will bypass the washout on SH1 in the Far North on a forestry track.
![From an English town dweller to award-winning Kawakawa dairy farmer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
From an English town dweller to award-winning Kawakawa dairy farmer
Daniel Bradbury has been named the Northern FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
![Complacency is killing people on Northland's roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Complacency is killing people on Northland's roads
Too many people are dying on Northland's roads
![Air NZ told: 'You've got the bloody money to fly to Kaitaia'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air NZ told: 'You've got the bloody money to fly to Kaitaia'
Former Far North mayor Wayne Brown says Air NZ should do more to serve the regions.
![Paihia cocaine case to go to trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Paihia cocaine case to go to trial
Frenchman accused of importing 24kg of cocaine into Northland has elected trial by jury.
![Dynamite solution to clear Lemon's Hill slip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dynamite solution to clear Lemon's Hill slip
Dynamite will be used to clear the Lemon's Hill slip at Opua
![Woman breaks back on Mack Attack in Bay of Islands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman breaks back on Mack Attack in Bay of Islands
Woman breaks back on Mack Attack in Bay of Islands
![Letters: Kerikeri needs new roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: Kerikeri needs new roads
Kerikeri needs more roads now more than ever, says a reader.
![Waipapa water bore metres from effluent field](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Waipapa water bore metres from effluent field
A water bore in Northland is only meters from an effluent pond and its causing concern.
![Webworm threat closely monitored in Paparore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Webworm threat closely monitored in Paparore
Far North is at risk of a potentially serious explosion of the tropical grass webworm.
![Man charged over the deaths of two pig dogs can be named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man charged over the deaths of two pig dogs can be named
Man charged over the deaths of two pig dogs can be named
![Richie McCaw drops in to Okaihau Primary School](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Richie McCaw drops in to Okaihau Primary School
Richie McCaw brought grins all around a small Northland school when he stopped by.
![Editorial: You there, Jonesy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: You there, Jonesy?
Excessive bureaucracy cans Opua School Regatta - where's Shane Jones when you need him?
![Arrest after dogs died in torched vehicle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Arrest after dogs died in torched vehicle
Man arrested after hunting dogs die in ute that was set on fire.
![Air horn alarms sound the charge against crime in Kaitaia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Air horn alarms sound the charge against crime in Kaitaia
Three short blasts of an air horn will alert Kaitaia to crime in the neighbourhood.
![Bay of Islands benefits from government spend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bay of Islands benefits from government spend
Bay of Islands transport and tourism infrastructure is the big winner this quarter.
![Exclusive Brethren 'sent clean-up crew' to fatal crash in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Exclusive Brethren 'sent clean-up crew' to fatal crash in Northland
Russell Stewart walked away from crash where his daughter lay dying, police records say.
![Rubbish dumpers may have left a clue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rubbish dumpers may have left a clue
An important clue has been left in a pile of rubbish dumped in Waipapakauri last week.
![Letters: A few bad eggs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letters: A few bad eggs
Many colonists came to NZ to better their positions and shaped our nation, says a reader.
![Health and safety rules sink long-standing Opua regatta](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Health and safety rules sink long-standing Opua regatta
The Opua School fundraising regatta has been sunk by health and safety rules.
![Beach residents fed up with flooding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Beach residents fed up with flooding
Tokerau Beach locals are sick of swimming through a 'lake' after a storm hits the street.
![Killer slit throat of 'father figure'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Killer slit throat of 'father figure'
The man who murdered Peter Nilsson has been jailed for 17 years.
![Dr Lance O'Sullivan's TOP opportunity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Dr Lance O'Sullivan's TOP opportunity
TOP's Gareth Morgan: O'Sullivan "ticks a number of boxes" - but National is calling too.
![Letter: It's your money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letter: It's your money
There are many other roading projects that could use $50 million, says Cr Felicity Foy.
![Federated Farmers: Have your say on tax issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Federated Farmers: Have your say on tax issues
Federated Farmers is asking its members to speak up about tax issues.
![Fewer trucks and faster delivery for produce on Kiwi Express](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fewer trucks and faster delivery for produce on Kiwi Express
A new shipping service for Northland's kiwifruit industry represents a win for everyone.
![ANZ Agri Focus: Success with avocados is there for the picking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
ANZ Agri Focus: Success with avocados is there for the picking
The avocado sector is in a good position for growth, according to ANZ Agri Focus.
![Far North Police still looking for stolen digger after Puketona ram raid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Far North Police still looking for stolen digger after Puketona ram raid
Police are appealing for sightings of the orange Hitachi mini-excavator and trailer.