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![Jail sentence ends Whangārei man's trail of destruction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jail sentence ends Whangārei man's trail of destruction
Derek Lynn jailed for part in tyre stabbing crime spree.
![Mum frustrated after 'horrible' Covid-19 testing debacle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mum frustrated after 'horrible' Covid-19 testing debacle
The mother of Whangārei woman said the ordeal had been highly frustrating
![Missing Northland woman: Police finish search of rural property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Missing Northland woman: Police finish search of rural property
Body removed and police finish scene examination at rural property.
![Shovel-ready projects get the green light to go ahead under new infrastructure law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shovel-ready projects get the green light to go ahead under new infrastructure law
More than 750 jobs will be created in Auckland alone as part of the post-Covid recovery.
![S**** towns? No way - a charming road-trip through small-town New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
S**** towns? No way - a charming road-trip through small-town New Zealand
Finding the beauty in the small, the rural and the unexpected.
![Remains believed to be Northland woman Bridget Simmonds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Remains believed to be Northland woman Bridget Simmonds
Police have set up a direct phone line for people to call with information about the case.
![Police believe missing woman Bridget Simmonds is buried on rural property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police believe missing woman Bridget Simmonds is buried on rural property
Police use excavator at rural location where they believe missing woman is buried .
![Water dam in Ngawha could start before the end of the year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Water dam in Ngawha could start before the end of the year
More water storage facilities in Northland in the pipeline.
![164 job losses at Marsden Pt wood plant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
164 job losses at Marsden Pt wood plant
Union slams Carter Holt Harvey's plan to make more than two thirds of workers redundant.
![Police say missing woman case suspicious as property searched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police say missing woman case suspicious as property searched
Police consider disappearance of Bridget Simmonds is suspicious.
![Business leader warns trading won't recover soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Business leader warns trading won't recover soon
Northland businesses given tens of millions in wage subsidy but the pain is not over yet.
![Diversions following head-on crash near summit of Brynderwyn Hills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diversions following head-on crash near summit of Brynderwyn Hills
Head-on crash near the summit of Brynderwyn Hills.
![Hallelujah as Northlanders welcome level 1](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hallelujah as Northlanders welcome level 1
Business leaders and sporting organisations in Northland are delighted to move to level 1.
![Teens tried in vain to save 18yo stabbed at party - fifth homicide in NZ in a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teens tried in vain to save 18yo stabbed at party - fifth homicide in NZ in a week
Neighbours felt 'something not right' before hearing of death.
![Theft from Ratana Church in Whangārei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Theft from Ratana Church in Whangārei
"I would like to think we could reach out to those people and possibly help them."
![Four appear in court on drugs and firearms charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Four appear in court on drugs and firearms charges
Four people arrested in police drug operation named in court.
![John Stone signs off after 38 years as an Advocate photographer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Stone signs off after 38 years as an Advocate photographer
John Stone has many tales to tell after working at the Northern Advocate for 38-years.
![Northland carjacking: Arrest in petrol station theft of car with baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland carjacking: Arrest in petrol station theft of car with baby
Man arrested in relation to carjacking incident with baby on backseat.
![Woman allows bank account to be used in ticket scam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman allows bank account to be used in ticket scam
Home detention for woman who allowed bank account to be used for money laundering.
![Specialist police teams and court could help victims report crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Specialist police teams and court could help victims report crime
Survey reveals 94 per cent of sexual assaults not reported to NZ police.
![Up to 325 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Up to 325 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey
More than 300 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey's LVL plant in Ruakaka.
![Guns, drugs, cash seized during lockdown crackdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Guns, drugs, cash seized during lockdown crackdown
Members of the public were keen to come forward with information during lockdown.
![Northland six-year-old diagnosed with rare condition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland six-year-old diagnosed with rare condition
Northland six-year-old diagnosed with condition fewer than 100 people have worldwide.
![Northland news in brief: Northland writer David Vann misses out on top book award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland news in brief: Northland writer David Vann misses out on top book award
News snippets from across the region.
![Natasha Hemara is new head of troubled Northland school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Natasha Hemara is new head of troubled Northland school
The new principal of Kamo High School is from Whangārei and will start in July.
![Man pleads guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man pleads guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children
Offending started in Bay of Plenty in 2016 and again in Northland during 2019.