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![Gas torch threat on police: Sentence reduced](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gas torch threat on police: Sentence reduced
Victor Takhar threatened to kill two officers and their families
![Widow: Only those in fatal chopper will know what happened](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Widow: Only those in fatal chopper will know what happened
Allan Jessop, 42, and Derek Hammond, 49, both died in a helicopter crash.
![Viewpoint NZ: Security after the mosque attacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Viewpoint NZ: Security after the mosque attacks
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![Driver critically injured in head-on smash near Kawakawa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Driver critically injured in head-on smash near Kawakawa
Crash occurred at 12.20am just north of Kawakawa's Three Bridges.
![Police roll out Operation Whakahaumanu after Christchurch attacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police roll out Operation Whakahaumanu after Christchurch attacks
Police officers advising on security and checking over lock-down procedures.
![Damage to helicopter too extensive to determine cause of fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Damage to helicopter too extensive to determine cause of fatal crash
Helicopter hit the ground at a high rate of descent and intense fire followed.
![Jailed firefighter to go before parole board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jailed firefighter to go before parole board
Fires lit by Andrew Searle over the course of nearly three years cost $640,000 to put out.
![Govt to weigh up reopening Northland rail line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt to weigh up reopening Northland rail line
Business case for re-opening Northland rail, plus new spur to Northport, just weeks away
![Man pleads not guilty to arson after Purerua explosion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man pleads not guilty to arson after Purerua explosion
Lawyer says his client set off the explosion but didn't expect it to start a fire.
![Officers to carry firearms while the national threat level high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Officers to carry firearms while the national threat level high
Northland police to carry firearms while the National Threat Level remains high.
![Northland Muslims throw open doors to public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland Muslims throw open doors to public
Public open day organised by Northland Muslims this weekend
![Govt poised to make big call on moving Ports of Auckland to Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt poised to make big call on moving Ports of Auckland to Northland
The Government will consider two major reports around shifting the port to Northland.
![Weight loss app created by 'accidental entrepreneurs'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weight loss app created by 'accidental entrepreneurs'
'We rolled out the butchers' paper, that teachers use, on the deck and started drawing'
![Schools launch $23K campaign to 'say no to hubs'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Schools launch $23K campaign to 'say no to hubs'
School group launches campaign to "say no to hubs" controlling schools.
![Bromeliad bandits take Valerie's peace of mind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bromeliad bandits take Valerie's peace of mind
Many dozens of plants taken in raid which has unsettled keen gardener Valerie Churchouse.
![Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash with tractor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash with tractor
Crash occurred at junction of SH10 and Taratara Rd, north of Kāeo.
![Brother killed in mosque attack: 'I thought he was joking'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brother killed in mosque attack: 'I thought he was joking'
Older sister in Whangārei will miss her brother's phone calls and visits
![Drunk drivers nabbed in police operation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drunk drivers nabbed in police operation
Police impounded five vehicles and suspended a number of drivers' licences.
![Race Unity Speech Awards topic 'couldn't be more relevant'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Race Unity Speech Awards topic 'couldn't be more relevant'
Northland regional heat is next month; Christchurch attacks likely to feature in speeches.
![For reel: Hone Harawira and Don Brash plan fishing trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
For reel: Hone Harawira and Don Brash plan fishing trip
Hopefully the only ones in the water on the unlikely outing remain the fish.
![Warm week ahead as summer sizzles on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warm week ahead as summer sizzles on
A front will bring some wet weather mid-week, but it'll stay warm.
![Sixty-five broken tails in a herd of 230 milking cows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sixty-five broken tails in a herd of 230 milking cows
"With 28 per cent of the herd with broken tails this wasn't a one off event" - Judge
![Stan Semenoff Logging to continue trucking until court case heard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stan Semenoff Logging to continue trucking until court case heard
Interim relief means Stan Semenoff Logging can continue to operate.
![Big Read: A gun club burns in a nation on edge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big Read: A gun club burns in a nation on edge
David Fisher investigates a gun club fire and finds a nation on edge.
![Kaitaia woman accused of defrauding disabled charity waits to learn fate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kaitaia woman accused of defrauding disabled charity waits to learn fate
Kaitaia woman accused of defrauding disabled charity waits to learn fate
![Suppression continued for man accused of murdering baby in Kaitaia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suppression continued for man accused of murdering baby in Kaitaia
Kaitaia man accused of murdering baby remanded in custody
![As a volunteer firefighter, he battled arsons. The truth: he was lighting them](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
As a volunteer firefighter, he battled arsons. The truth: he was lighting them
Firefighter jailed for four years and seven months after admitting 10 arson charges.
![Backpacker's 'amazing' car stolen from Paihia hostel, torched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Backpacker's 'amazing' car stolen from Paihia hostel, torched
Traveller, 19, heartened by community's offers of help.
![Giant swamp kauri log unearthed at Ngāwhā](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Giant swamp kauri log unearthed at Ngāwhā
The 60 tonne log - which is up to 50,000 years old - will be gifted to Ngāwhā Marae today.