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![Road toll climbing following death of 53-year-old](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Road toll climbing following death of 53-year-old
Police believe 4WD crossed the centre line and collided with New World truck and trailer.
![Kiwi metallers enter album charts at No. 1](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi metallers enter album charts at No. 1
Waipu teen thrash metal band Alien Weaponry go number one with debut album
![Young man dies in Whangārei crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Young man dies in Whangārei crash
A 21-year-old man died in a two-car crash south of Whangarei
![Waipu fundraising concert leaves $100k debt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waipu fundraising concert leaves $100k debt
Rock concert was supposed to raise funds for Waipu Golf Club - it now owes $100,000-plus.
![Hail blankets parts of winterless North as Northland chills](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hail blankets parts of winterless North as Northland chills
Hail blankets parts of winterless North as Northland chills.
![Purr and loathing in the countryside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Purr and loathing in the countryside
Unlike the females who freaked and fled with cheetah in joyous pursuit, Pele fought back.
![Waipu's Alien Weaponry get record deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waipu's Alien Weaponry get record deal
Teenagers score deal with Austria-based Napalm Records.
!['I'm just so thankful': Couch stranger's mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I'm just so thankful': Couch stranger's mum
A relieved mum is among those whose hearts were touched by a Mangawhai man's kindness.
![Man finds stranger on couch, lets him sleep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man finds stranger on couch, lets him sleep
Gordon Pryor woke to a Goldilocks moment this morning, but he didn't call police.
![Paralympic cyclist's 'surreal' New Year honour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paralympic cyclist's 'surreal' New Year honour
Fiona Southorn is a Paralympic bronze medal-winning cyclist and now MNZM.
![Alien Weaponry set sights on Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Alien Weaponry set sights on Europe
Waipu's Alien Weaponry have scored a European festival gig.
![Rugby: Waipu, Sharks, Kamo big movers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Waipu, Sharks, Kamo big movers
Competition intense as Bayleys Premier division heads into last weeks of regular season.
![Rugby: Kamo win their fifth on the trot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Kamo win their fifth on the trot
Kamo coach says camaraderie played big part in vital 25-12 win over spirited Sharks.
![Rugby: OBM take out top-of-the-table tussle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: OBM take out top-of-the-table tussle
OBM continued to show their dominance in the Bayleys Premier rugby competition.
![Rugby: Old Boys Marist stay unbeaten](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Old Boys Marist stay unbeaten
OBM grab another bonus point as Mid Northern and Western Sharks keep pace.
![Rugby: Kamo break Premier duck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Kamo break Premier duck
Kamo picked up their first win of the season in the Bayleys Premier grade.
![Pregnant fiancee watches as partner dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pregnant fiancee watches as partner dies
A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.
![New Year's Eve crash chaos on SH1](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Year's Eve crash chaos on SH1
There is chaos on the roads with multiple crashes on SH1 in Waipu, south of Whangarei.
![Police arrest 'professional shoplifter'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police arrest 'professional shoplifter'
Good information from Whangarei store workers led to the arrest of a "professional shoplifter" and her co-offender, police say.
![NZ's hottest northern property spots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's hottest northern property spots
Can't afford to buy a house in Auckland and think you're running out of options? Ruled out Tauranga and Hamilton? Where are the next northern property hotspots?
![Rural broadband boost - final cell site switched on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rural broadband boost - final cell site switched on
The final cell site in the nationwide Rural Broadband Initiative has been switched on in Waipu.
![Waipu: Freedom caving in the limestone landscape](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waipu: Freedom caving in the limestone landscape
Kelly Lynch soaks up the old-world feeling in Waipu's ancient caves.
![Kia ora: Waipu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kia ora: Waipu
It's no wonder Scottish migrants chose to settle in Waipu. Elisabeth Easther discovers its secrets.
![NZ's best home crowned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's best home crowned
A stunning waterfront property in Waipu has been crowned New Zealand's best home.
![Fire strikes Waipu house for second time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire strikes Waipu house for second time
A house that survived a previous arson attack was the scene of another suspicious fire last night.