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Hallowed sporting ground abandoned to homeless

Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.

Cricket: NZ A hold on under England barrage

At 99 for 6, NZ A were in trouble as England's bowlers looked to pounce.

Drone used for the first time in arrest of Northland man

Police-operated drone tracks fleeing man across paddock in a first for Northland.

Virtual reality uses various scenarios for training firefighters

New fire fighting training technology provides scenarios just like the real thing.

On the beat with New Zealand's best canine police duo

Being a police dog handler is not a job for the faint hearted.

Stolen Gallipoli medal found one year later

Bruce McNabb had given up hope of seeing his late great-uncle's medal again.

$350,700 boost helps food rescue programme grow in North

Food that otherwise would have been dumped feeds hungry families instead.

Food programme to expand across Northland thanks to $350,000 boost

Grant from the Ministry for the Environment's Waste Minimisation Fund for Northland.

Video: Kiwis caught in Chile riots

A group of Northlanders are stuck in the middle of deadly riots over public transport.

Men charged with rioting in Otangārei appear in court

Men charged with rioting in Otangarei make court appearance.

Inquest into 2009 death of Spanish tourists to be reopened

The couple died in a road crash just two days before they were due to fly home.

Northland avocado nursery expands into China

Northland business setting up NZ's first joint venture avocado nursery operation in China.

Northland retirement villages booming

A $60m retirement village planned for Whangārei gets the green light from councils.

Tough words: Community work completed after judge's threat of jail

A tough line on offenders failing to complete community work has a positive result.

Prisoner disclosed he may have contracted measles

New prisoner at Ngawha Prison is suspected of having measles and is now in isolation.

Has the (fan) worm turned?

A year after only one invasive fanworm was found in Ōpua Marina, a search finds 1013