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How rugby saved a life: 'I feel free on the field'
An incredible story of Northland's Bron Hames coming back from the brink through rugby.

Photos: Te Tai Tokerau proves te reo alive and well in the region
Parade in Whangārei about showing "that te reo is here to stay" organisers say.

Northland Rugby, heed my warning
Will you still turn up to Northland's games if they continue a four-game losing streak?

'Left to die': Driver fled after 150km/h crash into mum, kids
Surgeon says it's a miracle Stacey Faaaliga is alive. Her son will need years of surgery.

North highways in line for lower speed limits
Limit to be cut from 100km/h to 80 on high-risk stretches of highway if plan goes ahead.

'Some days I sit down and sob': Animal rescuers at the frontline
The Far North's unwanted and neglected dogs get a second chance at life.

Family devastated after sheep attacked three times by roaming dogs
Just seven of family's 23 sheep survive - but for how much longer?

Hero rescuers prise dog's jaws apart to free girl, grandmother says
Girl, 11, still recovering at home after being mauled on Otiria Rd, Moerewa.

Analysis: How Kelvin Davis got $98m to fix our worst inmates
David Fisher watched Kelvin Davis at Ngawha prison and asks: How did he get $98m?

Mānuka honey rules 'crippling' Northland industry
Some honey can't be sold as mānuka even though the bees are fed exclusively on it.

Driver critically injured in head-on smash near Kawakawa
Crash occurred at 12.20am just north of Kawakawa's Three Bridges.

Brother killed in mosque attack: 'I thought he was joking'
Older sister in Whangārei will miss her brother's phone calls and visits

Gran brings Christmas to marae
Moerewa grandmother wanted her mokopuna to experience joy of Christmas in their own town.

Billion Trees bungle: One million seedlings but land unfit
The plan was to plant 1.1 million pine trees - then someone looked at the ground.

$7.1m Govt injection for BOI Hospital primary health centre
The funding announcements ends uncertainty over phase 2 of the Kawakawa hospital rebuild.

Weavers study ancient Māori sail in London
Te Rā, the only Māori sail still known to exist, is stored at the British Museum in London

Chainsaws, hammers thrown in bizarre chase
Two arrested when van spins out after tool-lobbing pair lead police on 30-minute chase.

Driver of vehicle in serious crash comes forward
Two people were critically injured in the incident.

Serious crash closes SH1 in Northland
Motorists are being asked to follow directions of emergency services on-site.

Woman charged with murder over fatal stabbing
Woman, 46, to appear in court today on murder charge after fatal stabbing at Moerewa.

Moerewa man Richard Bristow, 57, named as stab victim.
Richard Bristow, 57, has been named as the man killed in a stabbing incident in Moerewa.

Police at scene of Far North homicide
Police at scene of homicide in Moerewa in Far North.

Union wants boiler shut down after second incident
Union wants AFFCO Moerewa boiler to be shut down after second incident.

Explosion at Affco's Moerewa freezing works
There was an explosion in a coal hopper at the Affco Moerewa Meat Processing Plant.

Couple urges others to rid their towns of P pipes
Discount stores pull meth pipes after approach by Moerewa couple

Veteran's granddaughter welcomes plans for Māori Battalion museum
The new museum at the Treaty Grounds is due to open for Waitangi Day 2020.