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'We need to shift to how we can feed ourselves and our local communities.'
Matariki goes global: Northlanders join celebrations in Europe
Two days of festivities, activities planned as Dutch museum marks Matariki.
Police monitoring gang members travelling through Northland after tangi in South Auckland
Gang convoy in Northland monitored by police after earlier tangi in South Auckland
PM says it was wrong to call new $880m motorway a ‘holiday highway’
Labour's Phil Twyford and Phil Goff wanted to shelve the motorway.
Severe weather watch: North Island in for a wet and stormy weekend
MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for parts of the North Island.
Seaglider would dash Whangārei to Auckland travel time
Electric seagliders could operate from Whangārei from 2026.
New buildings opened at Bream Bay College
Nearly half of Bream Bay College has now been replaced with state-of-the-art classrooms
'Terrible gap' in mental health care means kids admitted to adult services
One in four young people are admitted to adult inpatient services in Aotearoa.
Latest update on injured Whangārei yachtie in a Panama hospital
Plans are in progress to fly the seriously-injured sailor back to New Zealand.
Baby great white leaves safety of Far North 'nursery' for Port Waikato
Food may have prompted shark's long journey.
Mammoth 14-hour effort to help yachtie out at sea pushes rescuers to their limit
Volunteers rushed from Marsden Cove to the yacht in need north of Great Barrier Island.
Legal stoush: Women’s premier rugby team kicked out of comp amid conduct breach claims
Premier women's team booted out of the competition for breaches of the code of conduct
Coldest day of the year in Whangārei: Wind is on the way to warm us up
Northlanders woke to cold temperatures but they won't last as more rain on the way.
Pothole ends morning school bus run
Giant potholes highlight maintenance backlog caused by wet weather, deputy mayor says
Three areas where REINZ sees recovery: House price changes
Auckland is now at $995,000, the third month in a row its median is below $1m.
Whangārei businessman sick of people using his private carpark
People parked there blocking in cars of those businesses.
Leading Kaikohe women's rugby team unclear why they were booted out of comp
The players affected are frustrated, upset and contemplating their future involvement.
Public transport discount for under-25s hits snag
Train and bus passengers have been enjoying half-price fares since last year.
Council expected to move soon over makeshift camp on Whangārei public land
Makeshift camp on public land in Whangārei may be dismantled
Boarding kennel industry ‘poorly regulated’, SPCA says
Standards are minimal, says animal welfare advocate.
Learning to feed their families for less
Far North cooking graduates relish new skills to feed whanau and communities.
Opinion: Social housing a priority for Kāinga Ora
You don’t have to look far to find someone who got their start in state housing.
Dog owner distraught after pet in kennel's care dies on road
Owner defends his business saying it is run well and has many regular, happy customers.
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.
Police car involved in crash that closed Whangārei road
Traffic is being diverted away from Hatea Dr in the Town Basin.
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
Stranger who harrassed and assaulted Whangārei schoolgirls sentenced
The man had harassed the girls for months before grabbing one in a terrifying incident.
Rob Rush relishing the opportunity at the Blues
The son of Eric Rush sees first-hand the speed and skills required in Super Rugby.
$1.74m for avocado orchard on Kaipara iwi's land near Dargaville
Kaipara iwi Te Uri o Hau gets $1.74m to develop avocado orchard
Opinion: Kermadecs no sanctuary from obligations to Māori
Opinion: Hui on massive no-fish zone northeast of New Zealand faces a few hooks.
Hot water bottle injuries in Northland cost ACC $175K in five years
Record winter for Northland hot water bottle injury claims.