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![Enough abuse: Veteran rugby ref quits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Enough abuse: Veteran rugby ref quits
Gavin Benney to quit as rugby referee after years of abuse.
![Whakapara gets June rainfall in 30 hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whakapara gets June rainfall in 30 hours
Heavy rain causes flooding, road closures in Northland.
![More than 620 lightning strikes in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More than 620 lightning strikes in Northland
Mostly fine weather is in store for Northland for the rest of this week.
![Two seriously injured in Northland crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two seriously injured in Northland crash
Two suffer life-threatening injuries in two-car crash north of Hikurangi.
![Two people critically injured in SH1 crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two people critically injured in SH1 crash
State Highway 1 has reopened hours after a serious two-vehicle crash.
![Two thirds surveyed have no idea what WDC is responsible for](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two thirds surveyed have no idea what WDC is responsible for
Whangarei District Council looking to leave baggage and 'council' behind.
![Councillor v bank robbers: Then he saw the gun & 'no worries, you go'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Councillor v bank robbers: Then he saw the gun & 'no worries, you go'
Ex-police officer threatened after trying to stop masked bank robbers.
![Twelve dead on NZ roads in four days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Twelve dead on NZ roads in four days
New Zealand's roads have recorded a grizzly amount of fatalities in just four days.
!['Shock tactics' urged to cut road toll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Shock tactics' urged to cut road toll
Dairy farmer appeals to drivers to slow down after crash leaves daughter in hospital.
![Retailers keen on fog cannons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retailers keen on fog cannons
Govt to provide greater subsidy to at-risk businesses to install crime deterrents.
![The next big one? Quake risks revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The next big one? Quake risks revealed
Three slow slips were triggered following the Kaikoura earthquake last November.
![Dairy robbed 11 times: 'I've had enough'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy robbed 11 times: 'I've had enough'
Kingsway Dairy owner says raid is the 11th time shop has been hit in 14 years.
![Past could be key to forecasting future quakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Past could be key to forecasting future quakes
When it comes to forecasting major quakes, the answers might lie hidden in our past.
![Heartbeat: Hikurangi rising like a new dawn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartbeat: Hikurangi rising like a new dawn
Today, David Fisher stops at Hikurangi in Northland.
![Rugby: Kamo win their fifth on the trot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Kamo win their fifth on the trot
Kamo coach says camaraderie played big part in vital 25-12 win over spirited Sharks.
![Rugby: OBM take out top-of-the-table tussle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: OBM take out top-of-the-table tussle
OBM continued to show their dominance in the Bayleys Premier rugby competition.
![Rugby: Old Boys Marist stay unbeaten](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Old Boys Marist stay unbeaten
OBM grab another bonus point as Mid Northern and Western Sharks keep pace.
![The Abyss: underwater wonders need protection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Abyss: underwater wonders need protection
The dramatic, kilometres-deep canyons that lie hidden beneath our waves need protection from human pollution and damage, scientists say.
![Dog that attacked 6-year-old boy to be returned to owners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dog that attacked 6-year-old boy to be returned to owners
A_JS251016NADBITE034.JPG The dog that attacked 6-year-old Tyree Walters will be returned to its owners. PHOTO/JOHN STONE By Mikaela
![Help pours in after boy's PS3 is stolen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Help pours in after boy's PS3 is stolen
Offers of support for 6-year-old Tyree Walters are pouring in as the hunt for his stolen PlayStation intensifies. The brave youngster
![$6.5m to prepare for quake and tsunami](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$6.5m to prepare for quake and tsunami
The East Coast Lab has been launched to research New Zealand's least understood subduction zone, the Hikurangi Trough.
![Tanekaha rapt to home kiwi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tanekaha rapt to home kiwi
Twelve kiwi have been released on to farmland and bush at Hikurangi Swamp after years of hard work by farmers from the Tanekaha area finally paid off.
![Man sees wife die in smash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man sees wife die in smash
A husband watched in horror as an oncoming car smashed head-on into his wife's vehicle, travelling behind his.
![Two people hospitalised after SH1 crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two people hospitalised after SH1 crash
Two people were taken to Whangarei Hospital by ambulance following a road crash on State Highway 1 this morning.
![Gold fever returns to Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gold fever returns to Northland
As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush