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![Logging truck crashes: Drivers blamed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Logging truck crashes: Drivers blamed
Five logging truck crashes in less than a month across Northland deemed "totally unacceptable and intolerable", says transport industry leader.
![Logging truck rolls near Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Logging truck rolls near Whangarei
A logging truck rolled near Whangarei early this morning, trapping its driver for an hour.
![Tourist admits careless driving causing deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tourist admits careless driving causing deaths
An American tourist has admitted careless driving causing the deaths of two women, and injuring a man, near Kerikeri on Saturday.
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Driver charged after deaths
The driver of a vehicle involved in a double fatality in Northland has been charged with causing the deaths and will appear in court this morning.
![Rally in solidarity for attack victim + video](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rally in solidarity for attack victim + video
A young woman was subjected to a vicious sexual attack on Friday while on her morning jog.
![Rescue helicopter sent to MVA Rally](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rescue helicopter sent to MVA Rally
A rescue helicopter has been sent to the MVA Rally in Whangarei following an incident at the event this morning.
![Man in court over attack on jogger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man in court over attack on jogger
A man accused of kidnapping, sexually violating and causing grievous bodily harm to a woman who was jogging in Whangarei has been remanded in custody.
![Bust-up follows hearing for Rata murder accused](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bust-up follows hearing for Rata murder accused
A man wielding a hammer and advancing towards another person during a scuffle outside the Whangarei courthouse was stopped in his tracks by security officers.
!['Victim' father jailed for killing son](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Victim' father jailed for killing son
A Whangarei man who stabbed his son to death during an argument while drinking has to forever live with the consequence of his actions, a judge said.
![Cops slam 'stupid' drivers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cops slam 'stupid' drivers
An act of "absolute stupidity and dangerous driving" by a fleeing motorist put innocent lives at risk, Northland's top traffic officer says.
![Facebook blackmailer jailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Facebook blackmailer jailed
A Whangarei man has been jailed for blackmailing a 14-year-old girl into sending him naked pictures over Facebook.
![Boat on fire in Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Boat on fire in Whangarei
A tug boat's joined the efforts to put out a boat fire in the entrance to Marsden Point marina in Whangarei.
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$5000 for crushed spine
McDonald's has given $5000 to a man who can't walk after he crushed his spine tripping on a kerb outside one of its restaurants.
![Murder charge following Whangarei death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Murder charge following Whangarei death
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a 61-year-old man at a house north of Whangarei last night.
![Man killed in quad bike crash named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man killed in quad bike crash named
The man who died in the quad bike crash yesterday was Bruce Murray Stenning, 82, of Auckland.
![Man rescued from sinking yacht](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man rescued from sinking yacht
A man suffering from severe hypothermia has been rescued off the Northland coast after his yacht foundered on rocks and started sinking.
![Ship leaks fuel into Whangarei Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ship leaks fuel into Whangarei Harbour
Officials are working to clear a fuel spill from a ship berthed at Northport in Whangarei Harbour.
![Whangarei: Northern lights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Whangarei: Northern lights
Lucy Casley explores Whangarei's stunning scenery and mouthwatering cuisine.
![Elderly man killed in house fire named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Elderly man killed in house fire named
Noel Hendry, 79, of Ruakaka, died in the blaze which engulfed his home on Bream Bay Dr, Ruakaka, near Whangarei, early this morning.
![Teen appears in court on a burglary charge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Teen appears in court on a burglary charge
A teenager who allegedly burgled a Whangarei home and left his driver's licence in the house next to a smashed stereo has made an appearance in court.
![Police seek burglar who left ID](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police seek burglar who left ID
Police are still looking for the person who broke into a Whangarei home at the weekend, leaving behind a driver's licence and cap at the scene.