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![Zonta Book Fair in Whangārei has new venue as call for donations goes out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Zonta Book Fair in Whangārei has new venue as call for donations goes out
Whangārei’s popular Zonta Book Fair on again after new venue found.
![Increasing prison beds will not reduce crime, say experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Increasing prison beds will not reduce crime, say experts
'Using prisons to deter crime or reoffending doesn’t work.'
![Man dies after his vehicle crashed into trees in Far North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man dies after his vehicle crashed into trees in Far North
The car rolled on a gentle bend and hit trees.
![Racing industry in Northland in good health as new report finds it brings in $16.4m annually](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Racing industry in Northland in good health as new report finds it brings in $16.4m annually
New report sheds light on value of Northland's racing industry
![Dog walkers hot under the collar about proposed changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dog walkers hot under the collar about proposed changes
Dog owners are hot under the collar about proposed changes to off leash areas at beach.
!['Keep yourself safe': Northland paramedic reflects on the lives lost in crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Keep yourself safe': Northland paramedic reflects on the lives lost in crashes
'No one leaves the same person they were before.'
![Northlanders turn up in large numbers to support Road Safety Week 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northlanders turn up in large numbers to support Road Safety Week 2024
"The road toll is not just some number but somebody’s loved one who died on the road."
![Northland getting to grips with Alternative Reality and impact on the arts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland getting to grips with Alternative Reality and impact on the arts
Alternative Reality Gardening Lab 24 exposes Northland to latest technology
![Another solar farm for Northland, with 4.8MW produced by new Ruawai facility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Another solar farm for Northland, with 4.8MW produced by new Ruawai facility
'As New Zealand’s weather becomes more volatile, engineering at this level is a must.'
![Teen taken into custody after numerous car break-ins reported in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teen taken into custody after numerous car break-ins reported in Northland
"Our message ... is simple. You will be held to account.”
![Whangārei house fire considered suspicious, says fire investigator](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whangārei house fire considered suspicious, says fire investigator
Locals are used to the derelict home being set alight.
![Cameron Leslie headiing swim team to Paris](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cameron Leslie headiing swim team to Paris
'It’s my fourth Paralympics, but my first in eight years, so it’s very exciting.'
![Pathway feels unsafe: Commuter concerns with shared route](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pathway feels unsafe: Commuter concerns with shared route
Commuters describe their unsafe experiences using the Whangārei shared pathway.
![Can you help find Whangārei’s Zonta Book Fair a new venue?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Can you help find Whangārei’s Zonta Book Fair a new venue?
New venue needed Whangārei’s popular Zonta Book Fair sale.
![Dairy couple and sharemilker convicted of animal welfare charges give up farming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy couple and sharemilker convicted of animal welfare charges give up farming
Whangārei dairy farmers and sharemilker end long careers after guilty verdicts
![Public donations rake in $140k to keep Whangārei Bird Recovery Centre alive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Public donations rake in $140k to keep Whangārei Bird Recovery Centre alive
'This time it was the generosity of the public which saved us.'
![Family of missing Northland fisherman keep faith as search continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family of missing Northland fisherman keep faith as search continues
Ferzil Babu’s family remember him as a loving husband and a great dad.
![It's very distressing: Auckland company offers reward for return of portable cabin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
It's very distressing: Auckland company offers reward for return of portable cabin
A 6x3m cabin was stolen from a Marsden Point Rd property in Ruakākā on Tuesday.
![Whangārei search: Missing fishermen new to NZ, family spokesperson says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whangārei search: Missing fishermen new to NZ, family spokesperson says
The men, in their mid-30s, had just arrived from India with their wives and children.
![Teens shock as they reportedly push man, 80, off bike, laugh then run away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teens shock as they reportedly push man, 80, off bike, laugh then run away
"It’s just shocking. There is nothing funny about elder abuse."
![Whangārei mum wins contest with 94kg pumpkin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whangārei mum wins contest with 94kg pumpkin
'My jaw dropped on the floor. I couldn’t believe how big my pumpkin had grown.'