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Aupouri mare shot but foal survives
A foal survived after its mother was shot in Aupouri Forest over the weekend.
Remembering the fallen at Armistice
The bravery and sacrifices of those who went to war were remembered on Saturday
Taking on the big guns
A Kaikohe pensioner is taking on some of New Zealand's biggest supermarket chains.
Neighbours' bid to save a national icon
Stella Schmid and Brad Windust want to rid the forest of pests to save the kiwi.
Peria School diving into restoration
Peria School is leading the way in the restoration of a local stream, Pakonga
Rugby: Kaitaia College 1st XV tour gains momentum
Several successful Kiwi sportsmen have come on board to help the Kaitaia College 1st XV
Do you have a special tree?
The Far North District Council wants to hear about exceptional trees in need of protection
Letters: Cannabinoids from the breast
Cannabinoids are essential links of our health regulation, protection and growth systems
Home detention for paua poacher
An Omapere man was sentenced to 5 months' home detention for selling illegally taken paua.
Takahue doesn't care
The women on the Takahue Hall committee are adamant the hall will not become redundant.
Letters: Who benefits from this?
Who decides we need these constitute regional economic developments? asks a reader.
Katie Milne: It's still the govt's job
Federated Farmers has reviewed its legal position on the GMO issue in the Northland RPS.
Kaitaia scrub fire: A sign of things to come?
Last week's fire adjacent to Kaitaia airport is a warning that the Far North is drying out
Big win for GE-Free Northland
GE-Free Northland is delighted GMO provisions have been secured with Federated Farmers.
Golf: North's young hotshots hoist Booth Shield
Northland claimed golf's Booth Shield youth title for only the second time in the history
A show that runs in the family
Sam and Christine Ludbrook will be at the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial Show
Editorial: The plastic bag bandwagon
Plastic is a huge environmental problem, in this country and just about everywhere else
Bill and Nora are together again
Northland's oldest man was laid to rest, next to a girl he first set eyes on 90 years ago.
Bad news filters down
Far North District Council has withdrawn approval for a beach warden programme
School uses 'forbidden' name linked to child tragedy
The name of a new learning space has "unfortunate" historical and cultural associations
Mike Finlayson: RMA a matter of balance
The council is a governed by the law of the land. My role is to influence policy.
Red tape costing the chance to grow
Anyone who buys zucchini at their supermarket can thank Kerikeri horticulturist Brett Heap
Scrub fire ends school day early
Students were sent home early after a scrub fire got too close to their schools.
SPCA list of shame: The stuff of canine nightmares
Warning Graphic content: Maggie is the sort of dog that haunts SPCA staff.
Letters: Fair questions
Shaun Reilly and Mike Rashbrooke miss the point. Perhaps wilfully so? Says a reader.
Marae enterprise sowing a seed for the environment
Te Rarawa Noho Taiao is a finalist for the WWF-New Zealand Conservation Innovation Awards
Stock truck crash closes SH1
SH1 was closed at Waipapakauri on Tuesday after a Mangonui Haulage stock truck crashed
Wedding day murder: Guilty pleas to manslaughter
Two men have admitted and been convicted of the manslaughter of Lee Rata.
Axe hangs over NorthTec courses, campuses
Dozens of jobs and the Rawene and Kerikeri campuses could face the chop.
Letters: We're in trouble now
You are right Winston, the economy is in trouble, says a reader.
John Blackwell: Challenges ahead
October has gone from one of our wettest winters to suddenly a drying-out spring
Legasea applauds fisheries portfolio
LegaSea has welcomed the government's return to a separate portfolio for Fisheries