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![SPCA calls for jailing of puppy basher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
SPCA calls for jailing of puppy basher
A top SPCA inspector wants the man accused of bashing a puppy sent to prison.
![A whole new start for Kaikohe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A whole new start for Kaikohe
Northland College is now more than just a new building - it's a whole new start
![Families help after kids vandalise school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Families help after kids vandalise school
Caregivers bring children to kura to confess after destructive rampage through rooms.
![College serves up trades training](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
College serves up trades training
Trades training in solid skills aimed at getting students ready for work in real world.
![Blood recipient says thanks for the boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blood recipient says thanks for the boost
Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.
![Explore: Northland's retail crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explore: Northland's retail crime
These startling figures are part of the most in-depth look at crime data ever undertaken.
![Northland's economy second strongest in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland's economy second strongest in NZ
Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.
![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.
![Man trapped under tree in Kaikohe dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man trapped under tree in Kaikohe dies
Injured man had been trapped under a tree on a farm on Mataraua Rd in Kaikohe.
![Sharks push Mid Northern to the brink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sharks push Mid Northern to the brink
Mid Northern carry on their winning ways in a tough battle against determined westerners.
![Police spiking of car snapped on phone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police spiking of car snapped on phone
A Kaikohe photographer captures the drama as police stop a fleeing unlicensed driver.
![Official figures: Just how wet was April?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Official figures: Just how wet was April?
Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.
![Private schools lure high-paid principals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Private schools lure high-paid principals
Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.
![Parents dump holiday kids at libraries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parents dump holiday kids at libraries
Warning for parents amid cases of children being left alone: 'We're not a daycare.'
![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.
![Rugby: Kamo break Premier duck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Kamo break Premier duck
Kamo picked up their first win of the season in the Bayleys Premier grade.
![Arrest after man cuts brother's dog's throat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Arrest after man cuts brother's dog's throat
An Auckland man killed his brother's dog during a row while on a Northland family visit.
![Kaikohe offenders dobbed in by mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kaikohe offenders dobbed in by mum
A Kaikohe mum took her sons to the cops for their role in attacking a local gas station.
![Fed-up grandma dobs in rampaging moko](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fed-up grandma dobs in rampaging moko
Local woman reports grandson to police after recognising him in CCTV footage.
![One teen nabbed after Kaikohe rampage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One teen nabbed after Kaikohe rampage
Youths as young as 11 helped themselves to beer from a liquor store.
![Unit offers fresh start for young mums](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Unit offers fresh start for young mums
New unit allows teen mums in Northland to achieve their dreams
![Alert local leads cops to dairy robbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Alert local leads cops to dairy robbers
Four young women have been arrested for the aggravated robbery of a Paihia dairy thanks to an alert local who noticed a suspicious
!['Illegal' payments to teachers uncovered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Illegal' payments to teachers uncovered
Troubled schools: A school where teachers were allegedly given "illegal" payments is one of nine under Government control.
![Twin coast cycle trail ready for summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Twin coast cycle trail ready for summer
Cyclists will be able to pedal from one coast to the other this summer with the Twin Coast Cycle Trail Pou Herenga Tai all but complete. The
!['We would lock ourselves in the room'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We would lock ourselves in the room'
Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.
![How 77 kids have died in NZ state care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How 77 kids have died in NZ state care
Almost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.
![Member of the public stops armed robber](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Member of the public stops armed robber
A member of the public stopped an armed robber yesterday afternoon in what police are calling a "brave action by a community minded person".
![Two dead following Northland crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two dead following Northland crashes
Two Northlanders died in car accidents over the weekend, one of them drowned after the van he was in was swept away by a rain-swollen creek.
![Kia ora: Kaikohe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kia ora: Kaikohe
Hot springs, museums packed with Maori taonga and a demolition derby immortalised on film - there's plenty to love about Kaikohe, finds Elisabeth Easther.