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Delta outbreak: Virus reaches NZ's northern tip

Patient's isolation and area's high vax rate mean spread of the virus is unlikely.

Man who stabbed police dog in head twice has prison sentence reduced

Northland police dog stabber's sentence reduced by three months.

Northland baby hospitalised with Covid now isolating at home

Six-week baby with Covid kept in Whangārei Hospital for observation overnight.

Lawyer Lynette O'Boyle's conduct 'disgraceful' and 'wilful', says tribunal

Professional counselling ordered for Whangārei lawyer.

Pass system at Kāeo Bridge border for locals needing food, fuel

Confusion remains, however, over the alert level boundary's actual location.

Waitangi honeymoon for the PM?

The annual visit to Waitangi could be the closest Ardern and Gayford get to a honeymoon.

Northland school principals say schools are missing out on a multicultural experience as international borders remain closed

Northland schools see a reduction of $1.1M in international students' income last year.

Second positive Covid case near Kaitaia

Northland's Covid 19 Delta outbreak has grown to 14 cases, with second near Kaitaia

Man armed with machete goes on rampage at police station

The 49-year-old tried to smash his way into the station, damaging windows and a door.

Two Māori seats confirmed from Northland Regional Council representation review

Two councillors will be elected in a region-wide Māori constituency at the next election.

'Idiotic behaviour': Grisly discovery of fake skulls on popular beach

Even though these remains turned out to be fake, many discoveries in Northland are real.

'For a long time I was too scared to speak': The stigma of Covid-19

Twenty-eight Northlanders have contracted Covid-19 – here one of them shares her story.

Northland Iwi buys construction company to aid housing development, trade training and education

Te Rarawa adds construction company to its portfolio.

Real estate agent sentenced for punching top cop

Request for discharge without conviction rejected; punch could have been 'disastrous'.

Northland's alert level at risk with four positive Covid cases

Four confirmed Covid 19 cases in Northland, but region stays at alert level 2 - for now.

Covid cases travelled from Auckland to Kaikohe - no alert level shift at this stage

Two positive cases have been detected in the Mid-North and a possible third in Whangārei.

Two Covid cases in North: Mum, unvaccinated daughter came from Auckland

It's a case of deja vu for Northlanders, as Covid scare comes three days into level 2.

Court of appeal rejects Northland man's plea to hold big business to account for climate change emissions

Northlander loses appeal to get courts to get industries to reduce greenhouse gases