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Working Justice systems behind Northland's drop in ram raids

80 per cent of the ram raids were committed by young people aged 10 to 17.

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

'Using prisons to deter crime or reoffending doesn’t work.'

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

New report sheds light on value of Northland's racing industry

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

'No one leaves the same person they were before.'

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

Alternative Reality Gardening Lab 24 exposes Northland to latest technology

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

'This time it was the generosity of the public which saved us.'

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

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

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

"It’s just shocking. There is nothing funny about elder abuse."

Whangārei mum wins contest with 94kg pumpkin

'My jaw dropped on the floor. I couldn’t believe how big my pumpkin had grown.'

Far North's Viki Heta and Arana Rewha earn major award for caulerpa and pest efforts

Viki Heta and Arana Rewha frm Far North win New Zealand Biosecurity Awards

Newly released music album from The Surge is Northland's first vinyl in many years

Producing music on vinyl gave it a certain warmth and spatial depth.