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![Former Northland councillor says Māori wards fine - if polls held](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Former Northland councillor says Māori wards fine - if polls held
Former councillor John Bain says the Govt had made the 'right move' regarding Māori wards.
![A growing concern: experts plan new strategy to eradicate moth plant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
A growing concern: experts plan new strategy to eradicate moth plant
Conservation group's aim to up community efforts in the ongoing war against moth plant.
![Irate residents sound off about new tsunami sirens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Irate residents sound off about new tsunami sirens
Coastal views from a couple's Parua Bay home ruined by new tsunami siren.
![Wild deer illegally released or farm escapees in firing line as part of Northland crackdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Wild deer illegally released or farm escapees in firing line as part of Northland crackdown
Sika deer illegally released in the Russell 35 years ago are the first to go.
![Sport NZ making a splash as leading regional rate planned to be cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Sport NZ making a splash as leading regional rate planned to be cut
Northland Regional Council wants to cut the rate which helped fund key sports projects.
![Govt rejects council's claim over who should cough up emergency services funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Govt rejects council's claim over who should cough up emergency services funding
Council is questioning why it is having to top up funding for critical health services.
![Court only option after councils clear Semenoff of subsidence concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Court only option after councils clear Semenoff of subsidence concerns
Developer Stan Semenoff has been cleared of a nearby resident's concerns
![SOS: Fears lives may be lost if council cuts emergency services funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
SOS: Fears lives may be lost if council cuts emergency services funding
NRC's plans will see Northland's emergency services scramble to make up $1.11m annually.
![More than 3500 eels found dead in stream: Second mass death this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
More than 3500 eels found dead in stream: Second mass death this year
It was a shock to see so many elvers dead.
![NZ’s first wāhine Māori chairwoman resigns Northland Regional Council role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NZ’s first wāhine Māori chairwoman resigns Northland Regional Council role
Tui Shortland's resignation effective from Tuesday's meeting; she stays on the council.
![Council navigates uncharted waters as Bay of Islands fishing ban formally adopted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Council navigates uncharted waters as Bay of Islands fishing ban formally adopted
There are some exceptions to the rules, which include kina harvesting and tikanga.
![Northland Environmental Awards see Far North shine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Northland Environmental Awards see Far North shine
Far North people and projects win big at Northland Environmental Awards.
![Moko Tepania wins global award for mahi promoting youth in politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Moko Tepania wins global award for mahi promoting youth in politics
Tepania is one of five winners of the One Young World Politician of the Year Award.
![NRC divers get to work in a bid to control caulerpa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
NRC divers get to work in a bid to control caulerpa
A Caulerpa trial treatment tool has been put in place in the Bay of Islands.
![Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
![Fears floods helping grass pest spread](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Fears floods helping grass pest spread
Machinery used to repair flood damage may also have spread Manchurian rice grass.
![Northland local government, community stalwart recognised in King's Birthday Honours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Northland local government, community stalwart recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Malcolm Nicolson has been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours.
![‘Enough talking’: Ngāpuhi leader calls for action to clean up Lake Ōmāpere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
‘Enough talking’: Ngāpuhi leader calls for action to clean up Lake Ōmāpere
Northland’s biggest lake used to be the food basket of Ngāpuhi. Now it’s a "toxic soup".
![Whangārei Marina to follow up with yachties interested in new berths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Whangārei Marina to follow up with yachties interested in new berths
Auckland Boat Show just the lure needed to attract boaties up north.
![Whangārei police maintain city is safe despite growing number of assaults](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Whangārei police maintain city is safe despite growing number of assaults
Police indicated the number of assaults - among other offences - is expected to fluctuate.
![$3.5m bridge aims to reduce flooding in Moerewa, Ōtiria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
$3.5m bridge aims to reduce flooding in Moerewa, Ōtiria
Old Pokapu Rd bridge blamed for worsening Moerewa’s devastating floods.