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![Church leader abused girls for years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Church leader abused girls for years
Unrepentant former Northland church leader has been jailed for 20 years for systematically grooming and sexually abusing a dozen girls for more than a decade.
![Sky-high bungalow price 'mad'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sky-high bungalow price 'mad'
A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?
![Sir Michael backs Hundertwasser project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sir Michael backs Hundertwasser project
Whangarei's most successful businessman has made a "generous" contribution to the building of the Hundertwasser Museum.
![Man stopped allegedly driving 165km/h](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man stopped allegedly driving 165km/h
Northland's top roading cop is "horrified and astounded" after a driver was stopped allegedly doing 165km/h on a busy stretch of Northland state highway.
![Mum foils son's plan to take murder rap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mum foils son's plan to take murder rap
When Lee Rata was severely beaten last year, Seddon Beazley took the opportunity to further his standing with the Mongrel Mob. However, his mother knew different.
![Culhams ready for SkyCity contract](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Culhams ready for SkyCity contract
A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.
![Whangarei man convicted over assaulting police officer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Whangarei man convicted over assaulting police officer
A Whangarei man who charged with assaulting a police officer and reversing his ute into him has been convicted and discharged on two of the three charges the jury found him guilty on.
![Brave teen reveals anorexia battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brave teen reveals anorexia battle
What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.
![Officer denies n-word slur](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Officer denies n-word slur
Warning - contains offensive language: A Whangarei police constable racially abused a Maori man several times before his arrest for assaulting police, a jury has heard.
![Accused manhandled victim: Witness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Accused manhandled victim: Witness
Paul Harris is on trial in the High Court at Whangarei having pleaded not guilty to the murder of Joseph Rowland Keogh last year.
![Logging truck crash in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Logging truck crash in Northland
A crash involving a logging truck in Otaika Valley Road has become the seventh logging truck crash in Northland just over seven weeks.
![Trial starts following possum hunting death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Trial starts following possum hunting death
A Northland man out shooting possums with his family at night was confronted by a neighbour who tried to wrestle a slug gun off the hunter before stabbing him, a jury has heard.
![Matt Watson wants quota change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Matt Watson wants quota change
The quota system needs to change to ensure commercial fishermen are not illegally dumping catch, says fisherman.
![One seriously injured in crash near Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
One seriously injured in crash near Whangarei
One person is in a serious condition after their car left the road and landed in a paddock near Whangarei.
![Outrage over teens' sentence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Outrage over teens' sentence
A sentence of home detention for four Northland teenagers for a burglary spree totalling nearly $80,000 in stolen property has been labelled "inadequate" and too lenient.
![The adrenaline-rush burglars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The adrenaline-rush burglars
Young men full of bravado stole boats, fishing gear, outboard motors and tools worth nearly $80,000 for an adrenaline rush.
![Rapist's lack of remorse concerns judge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rapist's lack of remorse concerns judge
A sex offender who raped a young girl says he was the victim, but he has forgiven the girl.
![Anger at logging crisis talks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anger at logging crisis talks
Residents on a popular logging truck route say their lives are being put at risk by the hundreds of heavy trucks passing their homes each day.
![Claim blood sample 'unlawful' rejected by judge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Claim blood sample 'unlawful' rejected by judge
A judge has rejected a Northland nurse's claim that a blood sample taken from her foot was unlawful and breached her Bill of Rights.
![Tanekaha rapt to home kiwi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tanekaha rapt to home kiwi
Twelve kiwi have been released on to farmland and bush at Hikurangi Swamp after years of hard work by farmers from the Tanekaha area finally paid off.
![Spirits fly on scenic trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Spirits fly on scenic trip
Fifty-eight not-so-lucky youngsters had a day to remember yesterday - enjoying a scenic flight above New Zealand.
![Judge surprised driver could function](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Judge surprised driver could function
A Northland school teacher driving with nearly five times the legal alcohol limit has amazed a judge.
![Sex attack jogger still in hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sex attack jogger still in hospital
Young woman dragged off running track and driven to a house where she was assaulted.
![Study: 14,000 coastal properties at risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Study: 14,000 coastal properties at risk
The 14,000 Northland properties are at risk from climate change-related flooding and erosion, compared with 1090 at the last review 10 years ago.