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![Rare deep-water lancet fish washed up on Northland's Baylys Beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rare deep-water lancet fish washed up on Northland's Baylys Beach
Rare deep water lancet fish washed up on Northland's Baylys Beach
![Critically injured driver airlifted to Auckland after Pipiwai Rd crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Critically injured driver airlifted to Auckland after Pipiwai Rd crash
The driver of the vehicle is being airlifted to Auckland. Photo / File
![Whangārei pensioner stung nearly $400 for $8.50 capsules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whangārei pensioner stung nearly $400 for $8.50 capsules
Whangārei octogenarian vows not to buy anything online after being scammed.
![Aucklanders, Queenslanders eye up Northland properties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aucklanders, Queenslanders eye up Northland properties
Plenty of overseas viewers for Northland properties as stocks plummet after lockdown.
![SPCA investigates after dog dragged to death behind car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
SPCA investigates after dog dragged to death behind car
Driver involved "may have just made a terrible error".
![Pursuit pair face number of driving and firearms charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pursuit pair face number of driving and firearms charges
Two men who allegedly shot at police during a pursuit in Whangārei front court.
![Mixed messages around Covid blamed for school absenteeism](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mixed messages around Covid blamed for school absenteeism
Parents not sending children to schools in Northland after mixed messages around Covid.
![Safety warning after plane breaks up mid-flight: Pilot and passenger killed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Safety warning after plane breaks up mid-flight: Pilot and passenger killed
Safety warning after plane crash south of Dargaville killed two men
![Northland's historic Ruapekapeka Pā site to get $8.5M in Government funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland's historic Ruapekapeka Pā site to get $8.5M in Government funding
Northland's historic Ruapekapeka Pā site to get $8.5M in Government funding.
![Head-on crash driver steals good Samaritan's car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Head-on crash driver steals good Samaritan's car
A man stops to help at a head-on smash. His reward? The offending drive steals his car.
![Raumanga church goes up in flames, cause still unknown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Raumanga church goes up in flames, cause still unknown
When the church's glass windows started exploding, Ahio knew it was time to evacuate.
![NRC and DoC looking into illegal concreting in Whangārei stream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NRC and DoC looking into illegal concreting in Whangārei stream
Illegal concreting of waterfall's edge in Poroti is affecting the safe passage of eels.
![Mandatory mask rule unknown to some Northland bus users](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mandatory mask rule unknown to some Northland bus users
Head to the Northland Regional Council website for more information on the rule.
![Increase in online shopping scam worries police and Netsafe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Increase in online shopping scam worries police and Netsafe
Increase in complaints of Northlanders being ripped off buying goods online.
![Justice has been served, say local Muslims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Justice has been served, say local Muslims
Like others, Northland Muslims welcome life sentence handed to Brenton Tarrant.
![Father of five with lung cancer given home detention](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Father of five with lung cancer given home detention
Northlander would have gone to jail for driving offences had it not been for cancer.
![School principals speak out about violence involving students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School principals speak out about violence involving students
More police officers deployed in Whangārei CBD after mass brawl.
![Police advise people to be vigilant after spike in burglaries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police advise people to be vigilant after spike in burglaries
Vehicles and trailers have been targeted at businesses and residences in Whangārei.
![Assault at Kaikohe Mobil petrol station](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Assault at Kaikohe Mobil petrol station
Police were called to reports of a stabbing at Kaikohe petrol station.
![Six weeks jail for quarantine breach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Six weeks jail for quarantine breach
Whangārei man jailed for six weeks for breaching Covid-19 quarantine rules.
![Kaitaia man jailed for four years six months for manslaughter of four-week-old daughter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kaitaia man jailed for four years six months for manslaughter of four-week-old daughter
Kaitaia man jailed for four years six months for manslaughter of four-week-old daughter
![Business owners believe break-ins linked](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Business owners believe break-ins linked
Whangārei business owners fed up with repeated burglaries say they are linked.
![Policeman injured trying to stop carjacker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Policeman injured trying to stop carjacker
Woman also suffers injuries after man pulls her out of car in Whangārei and drives away.
![Man in custody after carjacking incident in Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man in custody after carjacking incident in Whangārei
Man assaults driver of a car in Whangārei and drives away in a carjacking incident.
![Kiwi North visitor tests positive for virus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi North visitor tests positive for virus
People who visited Kiwi North at the same time and are symptomatic need to be tested.
!['We are now technically an island ': Concern as lockdown cuts Northland off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We are now technically an island ': Concern as lockdown cuts Northland off
A Northland mayor is calling on the government to help after the region was cut off.
!['It was like summer': Holidaymakers flock to Northland, smashing visitor records](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It was like summer': Holidaymakers flock to Northland, smashing visitor records
Takings up 100% at some attractions, but Auckland's Covid outbreak may end the boom.
![Sentencing postponed for Whangārei man who broke into Auckland managed isolation facility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sentencing postponed for Whangārei man who broke into Auckland managed isolation facility
Sentencing postponed for Whangārei man who broke into Auckland managed isolation facility
![Quick-thinking cousins help kuia after heart attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quick-thinking cousins help kuia after heart attack
Cousins help kuia after she suffers a heart attack in her garden.