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![Officer thought police dog would be bludgeoned to death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Officer thought police dog would be bludgeoned to death
Police officer describes attack on canine companion just weeks after graduating.
![Family appeal to stay in New Zealand rejected](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Family appeal to stay in New Zealand rejected
The Jia family are not giving up after the latest refusal from immigration officials.
![Army arrives in Kaitaia as water crisis deepens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Army arrives in Kaitaia as water crisis deepens
Army tanker trucks will take water to marae, community facilities where it is most needed.
![High-risk drivers given a chance on Northland police operation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
High-risk drivers given a chance on Northland police operation
Police operation aims to help recidivist drivers get back on the road legally.
![Avocado growers win in the High Court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Avocado growers win in the High Court
High Court rejects appeal against resource consents granted to mainly avocado growers.
!['Delightful' family to be deported as minister refuses to intervene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Delightful' family to be deported as minister refuses to intervene
MP Matt King 'gutted' by Associate Minister's refusal to intervene.
![Trial of man charged with stabbing police dog starts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Trial of man charged with stabbing police dog starts
Jury trial for man charged with stabbing police dog begins in Whangārei.
![Woman dies on notorious beach while trying to save her child](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Woman dies on notorious beach while trying to save her child
Woman dies on Northland beach while trying to save her child
![Far North council needs to 'turbo-charge' solutions to water shortages, Shane Jones says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Far North council needs to 'turbo-charge' solutions to water shortages, Shane Jones says
Shane Jones has announced $2m for water supplies in the Far North while berating council.
![Haere mai: International students get traditional welcome at Waitangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Haere mai: International students get traditional welcome at Waitangi
The welcome was an opportunity to extend manaakitanga to the newly arrived students.
![Boarding school scholarship gives kids a 'new lease on life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Boarding school scholarship gives kids a 'new lease on life'
Boarding school helped one ex-student go from being needy to a strong young man.
![Further water restrictions imposed on Far North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Further water restrictions imposed on Far North
The Kaitaia show is going ahead this weekend despite the severe region-wide drought.
![Pouto: The epitome of mana](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pouto: The epitome of mana
Trip to Pouto challenged all I thought I knew about mana and strength, writes Adam Pearse.
![Top breeding season in Northland for rare fairy tern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Top breeding season in Northland for rare fairy tern
This small, dainty coastal tern is the most endangered of New Zealand's endemic birds.
![Far North District Council reveals plans for supplementary water supplies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Far North District Council reveals plans for supplementary water supplies
Fresh concerns have been raised about the Far North's water shortages.
![Desperate for water: Residents describe life in drought zone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Desperate for water: Residents describe life in drought zone
Extreme water shortages and a scorching summer are proving a tough mix for Northland.
![Stan Semenoff Logging keeps transport licence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Stan Semenoff Logging keeps transport licence
A decision to revoke the transport licence for a Northland truck company has been dropped.
![Dog attack: 33 sheep killed by roaming canine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dog attack: 33 sheep killed by roaming canine
Sheep had their "throats ripped out or their faces caved in", others drowned in a creek.
![Government declares drought in Northland and parts of Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Government declares drought in Northland and parts of Auckland
An adverse weather event has been declared in all of Northland and parts of Auckland.
![Man at centre of three-hour standoff sentenced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Man at centre of three-hour standoff sentenced
After three hours and as police moved into a property, Hiko Komene gave himself up.
![Unpaid road user charges: Northland company owes $530,000](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Unpaid road user charges: Northland company owes $530,000
Company operated at least 68 truck and trailer units which were liable for road charges.
![Dogged defence force: NZ's four-legged wildlife protectors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Dogged defence force: NZ's four-legged wildlife protectors
Meet the front line of New Zealand's defence against millions of insatiable killers.
![Protest to raise awareness about Arms Legislation Bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Protest to raise awareness about Arms Legislation Bill
Protest to raise awareness about Arms Legislation Bill making its way through Parliament.
![Kerre McIvor: Pros and cons when the heat is on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Kerre McIvor: Pros and cons when the heat is on
COMMENT: Long hot summer means swimming, ice blocks - and drought and water restrictions.
![Parts of Northland 3 days away from running out of water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Parts of Northland 3 days away from running out of water
With no rain in sight, blunt message is: "Save any water you can."
![Environment Court fines contractor more than $15k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Environment Court fines contractor more than $15k
The company was lead contractor in the redevelopment of Northland College.
![Mixed feelings about proposal to hike teachers' registration fees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Mixed feelings about proposal to hike teachers' registration fees
Some aren't happy with the increase, others say it is necessary.
![Human remains found at Far North beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Human remains found at Far North beach
A Whangārei couple recently unearthed a nearly intact human skeleton at a Russell beach.