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Tourist couple seeks rescuers after tragedy off Paihia beach
Swedish visitors thanked everyone involved in rescue attempt - except one heroic couple.

Tourists hospitalised after attack in campervan
Man lost consciousness, suffered concussion, woman had broken nose.

Kaikohe family loses home in Anzac Day blaze
No one was home at the time because they were preparing for an Anzac Day dawn service.

Local Focus: Rodger Fox and the big roots reggae band
Jazz and reggae on the bill for International Jazz Day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch: Great white shark chews motor as family fish
Reece Samuels has been diving for 27 years but has never seen a shark so curious.

Future youth leader among those attending youth camp
Young Northlanders join thousands at Youth Camp

Ceremony at dawn preceding rahui
Visitors to Matapouri should take note of a rahui on Mermaid Pools

Accused leaves dock in tears after being denied bail
Three men charged with latest ram raid on Parua bay Four Square.

Seeka pumps $18m into fruit packing facility
New plant boosts Seeka's Kerikeri capacity from 1.4m to 4m trays of kiwifruit a year.

Six Northlanders face charges over Census
Alleged failure to fill out Census forms lands six Northlanders in court.

Russell: Bay dreaming
Eli Orzessek enjoys the new romantic charms of the Pacific's former trouble spot.

Rat trap thefts put island wildlife at risk
Rat traps were stolen from Motumaire and Motuarahi islands, just north of Paihia wharf.

A third of motorists not wearing seatbelts
Nine hundred tickets over four days, including 327 for not wearing seatbelts.

Service station owner may axe tobacco products
Tobacco products taken from Parua Bay Gas and Four Square ram raided for very little.

Motukawanui Island among top global conservation hopes
Northland island been listed alongside the Galapagos Islands in conservation importance.

Find rewrites history of Polynesian voyage to NZ
Could three rocks found in the South Island the Holy Grail of New Zealand archaeology?

'Gut-wrenching' ram-raid at Paihia surf store
Up to $10,000 worth of watches were stolen in third ram raid in Northland since Friday.

Public 'shut out' of access to Bay of Islands coast
More than 2500 signatures back call for road access to Taronui Bay, near Kerikeri.

In Lisa's footsteps: Parents retrace daughter's journey
Before Lisa Clark died aged 40, she told her dad: 'I don't want to be forgotten'.

Sentencing of men who attacked Kerikeri 82-year-old deferred again
Victim was beaten by 17yo hitchhikers who dumped him by the roadside and stole his car.

Driver critically injured in head-on smash near Kawakawa
Crash occurred at 12.20am just north of Kawakawa's Three Bridges.

Police roll out Operation Whakahaumanu after Christchurch attacks
Police officers advising on security and checking over lock-down procedures.

Man pleads not guilty to arson after Purerua explosion
Lawyer says his client set off the explosion but didn't expect it to start a fire.

Northland Muslims throw open doors to public
Public open day organised by Northland Muslims this weekend

Weight loss app created by 'accidental entrepreneurs'
'We rolled out the butchers' paper, that teachers use, on the deck and started drawing'

Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash with tractor
Crash occurred at junction of SH10 and Taratara Rd, north of Kāeo.

Brother killed in mosque attack: 'I thought he was joking'
Older sister in Whangārei will miss her brother's phone calls and visits