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![Covid 19 coronavirus: More testing in isolated Northland communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Covid 19 coronavirus: More testing in isolated Northland communities
More Covid-19 testing in isolated Northland communities
![Cricket bat helps mop up rugby goals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Cricket bat helps mop up rugby goals
A corona virus diary of an expat Northlander in the United Arab Emirates.
![The right decision - but tough](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The right decision - but tough
Business leader says delaying the easing of the Level 4 lockdown was the right decision.
![Overseas modelling data `meaningless'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Overseas modelling data `meaningless'
Sir Ray Avery questions Covid-19 modelling using overseas data.
![What does stress do to our brains in lockdown?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
What does stress do to our brains in lockdown?
An expert suggests choosing a certain time of the day to stress can reduce its bad effect.
![Covid-19 testing goes mobile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Covid-19 testing goes mobile
Māori health providers are taking Covid-19 testing to smaller communities
!['She didn't deserve this': Friends mourn teen killed when parked car hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'She didn't deserve this': Friends mourn teen killed when parked car hit
Police said the teen was seated in a stationary car when it was hit by another vehicle.
![Checkpoints' job not yet done](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Checkpoints' job not yet done
Hone Harawira sees no public demand for an end to checkpoints yet.
![Northland arts sector hit hard by fallout of Covid-19](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Northland arts sector hit hard by fallout of Covid-19
Creative Northland wants the arts sector to be classified as an essential service.
![18yo dies after her parked car is hit: Driver should have been at home in lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
18yo dies after her parked car is hit: Driver should have been at home in lockdown
Vehicle was on wrong side of road when it hit woman's parked car.
![Rates deferrals an `interim measure'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rates deferrals an `interim measure'
FNDC moves to help ratepayers in financial difficulties.
![Continuing support for community checkpoints](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Continuing support for community checkpoints
Māori Party candidate Heather Skipworth calls for checkpoint support.
![Tourists' wedding snap links couples across the world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tourists' wedding snap links couples across the world
Welsh couple wasn't invited to the wedding but couldn't resist taking a few photos.
![MP calls on police to shut down 'vigilante' checkpoints](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
MP calls on police to shut down 'vigilante' checkpoints
Matt King, MP and ex-cop urges police to "uphold the law".
![Birdlife rebounds as lockdown empties Northland roads and beaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Birdlife rebounds as lockdown empties Northland roads and beaches
The lockdown might be tough on humans but it's a boon for New Zealand birds.
![Coronavirus: No new Northland cases; regional total 27](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Coronavirus: No new Northland cases; regional total 27
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave the update today.
![Chefs share recipes and tips for lockdown meals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Chefs share recipes and tips for lockdown meals
"You've got time to play around with stuff."
![Backpackers 'grateful to be here' despite lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Backpackers 'grateful to be here' despite lockdown
They came here to see NZ's natural wonders. Instead all they're seeing is their dorms.
![Northlanders urged to Stand At Dawn to mark Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Northlanders urged to Stand At Dawn to mark Anzac Day
Northlanders urged to Stand At Dawn to mark Anzac Day
![Northland Covid-19 case in hospital, NZ death toll at 11](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Northland Covid-19 case in hospital, NZ death toll at 11
A Northland Māori man in his 70s is in a stable condition in hospital.
![New Northland Covid-19 case in Whangārei hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New Northland Covid-19 case in Whangārei hospital
A Māori man in his 70s, now in hospital, is Northland's latest case of Covid-19.
![Pine forests linked to kauri dieback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pine forests linked to kauri dieback
A new study links pine forest plantations with kauri dieback.