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Bucket brigade saves the day
Waipapakauri residents of all ages douse a potentially disastrous

Stolen swing will be replaced
The FNDC will replace a special swing that was stolen from a Kaitaia Park.

Protest over boat access plans
Plans for a road to a boat ramp in the Bay of Islands strike opposition.

George is back to cutting firewood
There's no such word as retirement for this old gumdigger

Nine years and water still not flowing
The FNDC has been talking aquifer water for nine years and has achieved almost nothing.

FNDC acts to stave off water supply disaster
FNDC working to prepare for the worst case scenario.

The story of a soldier far from home
Archie Noble lived, did business and died far from home.

Northland shearing: Eight competitions in three months
The 2019-2020 shearing sports season's Northern region competitions kick off on Saturday.

All fires now banned
Permits are cancelled and all fires (except for hangi) are now banned.

Catalina coming to Kaitaia - this time?
A one of a kind flying boat is heading for Kaitaia.

Who should benefit from council reserves?
Should council reserves be for the benefit of a few?

Who's reponsible for dumped cars?
Neither cops nor council want to know about dumped cars.

Pharmacies to be weaned off fax machines
Pharmacies have until the end of the year to dispense with fax machines.

Leadership programme for rangatahi
Applications open for a young Maori leadership programme.

Hollywood writes its own bush fire script
Hollywood makes the most of the Aussie fire crisis.

Heroic effort to save an orphan foal
Kelly Wilson hoped a miracle would save an orphan foal, but did not get one.

Prison assault victim seeking justice
Richard Gill is still suffering the effects of an assault in 2013.

Long dry spell is taking its toll
Northland is becoming increasingly parched as dry weather continues.

Can we go back to days of old?
Leighton Baker would like to go back to how we used to be.

Stop/go operators risk life and limb
Manning a stop/go sign can be a hazardous occupation.

Carla's back in her old home town
Carla Werner's coming home to Kaitaia for one night only.

National sees value in court therapy dogs
National says dogs can reduce the trauma for some involved in the court process.

Can we go back to the good old days?
Leighton Baker ponders the values we seem to have lost sight of.