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![Homicide investigation: Four-week-old girl suffered brain injury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Homicide investigation: Four-week-old girl suffered brain injury
Police appeal for help in investigation into death of four-week-old girl in Kaitaia
![Northland mouth artist's 6WD wheelchair 'non-disabling' for its users](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Northland mouth artist's 6WD wheelchair 'non-disabling' for its users
The 6WD wheelchair enables users to go places others are not able to go.
![Oceania Marine trims its interiors operation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Oceania Marine trims its interiors operation
Oceania Marine has ''let go'' of its Hewlett St boat refit operation.
![$8.2m from Provincial Growth Fund for projects in Kaitaia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
$8.2m from Provincial Growth Fund for projects in Kaitaia
Big winner is a waka centre Aurere at the southern end of Doubtless Bay.
![Officials rubbish 'vaccination without consent' claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Officials rubbish 'vaccination without consent' claim
Claim a child was vaccinated without consent has been investigated - and dismissed.
![More than 400 Northlanders queue for a state house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
More than 400 Northlanders queue for a state house
117 per cent hike in people wanting state houses in Northland in just one year.
![Town on waiting list for water deliveries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Town on waiting list for water deliveries
Mangawhai water carriers want urgent action as people run low on tank water.
![Kerikeri man, 25, arrested over explosion on beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kerikeri man, 25, arrested over explosion on beach
Meanwhile 40 firefighters and two choppers still battling massive Horeke blaze.
![School costs overwhelm struggling families](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
School costs overwhelm struggling families
Uniform and stationery costs can be overwhelming for families as school starts back.
![More sizzling weather as Aussie heatwave hangs around](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
More sizzling weather as Aussie heatwave hangs around
Northland's fine weather to continue as Aussie heatwave hangs around.
![Heatwave: Total fire ban declared in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Heatwave: Total fire ban declared in Northland
Heat and little rain prompt total fire ban in Northland.
![Nearly 190 vehicles stolen in six months alone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Nearly 190 vehicles stolen in six months alone
The Toyota Hilux is the most frequently stolen vehicle in Northland.
![$8.3m Lotto-winning Granny still working](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
$8.3m Lotto-winning Granny still working
Northland grandmother still working despite winning $8.3m in Powerball.
![Woman issues warning after narrowly avoiding email scam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Woman issues warning after narrowly avoiding email scam
Pat Fowler has a warning for others.
!['He'd rather go with Sandy': 95yo who lost 'best mate' in dog attack flooded with support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'He'd rather go with Sandy': 95yo who lost 'best mate' in dog attack flooded with support
Jim Morgan's fox terrier cross, Sandy, put down on Monday due to severity of leg injuries.
![Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day
The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.
![Spur-of-the-moment decision led to fatal shooting of John Harris](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Spur-of-the-moment decision led to fatal shooting of John Harris
Nicky Dodd was sentenced to four years, four months for manslaughter.
![High-performance the focus for NRU](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
High-performance the focus for NRU
Over 100 young Northland players will be exposed to a more professional approach to rugby.
![Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids
Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.
![Army might be needed to help with Northland meningococcal vaccine programme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Army might be needed to help with Northland meningococcal vaccine programme
The army could be called in to help run dozens of meningococcal vaccine clinics.
![Stranded whales believed attacked by orcas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Stranded whales believed attacked by orcas
The whales, believed to be pygmy whales, are the second stranding in three days.
![Armed police raid Far North home in suspected drugs bust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Armed police raid Far North home in suspected drugs bust
Armed police raid Far North home in suspected drugs bust
![Meningococcal response: 'Still sitting on their hands'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Meningococcal response: 'Still sitting on their hands'
Northland doctors and emergency departments are on alert for meningococcal disease
![Mum's run a triumph over depression](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mum's run a triumph over depression
'I thought I was a monster and I wasn't cut out to have children.'
![Oil spill but Marsden Pt refinery sucks it up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Oil spill but Marsden Pt refinery sucks it up
An absorbent boom was used to soak up an oil leak from a faulty Refining NZ fuel line.
![NZ Warriors to take on West Tigers in Whangārei in March](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZ Warriors to take on West Tigers in Whangārei in March
NZ Warriors to take on West Tigers in Whangārei in March
![Environmental group jubilant as Supreme Court deems swamp kauri export illegal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Environmental group jubilant as Supreme Court deems swamp kauri export illegal
The Northland Environmental Protection Society is celebrating the Supreme Court ruling.
![Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan
Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan.