Meatworker jailed for sex attack
A man who sexually violated a 73-year-old Dargaville woman in her home, dressed in some of her clothes and beat her up has been sentenced to nine years in jail.
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Deadly crash: Seven in sedan
A 22-year-old man is dead and three others seriously injured after an overloaded car lost control and landed in a ditch in Northland early this morning.
One dead, eight hurt in crash
Eight elderly people who were injured when their van rolled in Northland have been discharged from hospital tonight. An elderly woman was killed in the crash.
Dargaville: Northern exposure
Dargaville and the southern Kauri Coast are often overlooked but as Cate Foster finds, the region has hidden charms.
67-year-old woman bound, beaten and robbed
Robbers bashed, bound and robbed a 67-year-old woman in her home in the third aggravated robbery in Kaipara in a month.
Where are the jobs? Youth unemployment crisis in the north
Just over a fifth of all working-age Northlanders were on welfare benefits at the end of March.