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!['Cowardly attack' left toddler like stroke victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Cowardly attack' left toddler like stroke victim
Relatives of a 22-month-old girl shaken and dropped when she would not stop crying are upset at her attacker's sentence.
![Looking for a hero called Eddie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Looking for a hero called Eddie
A lone hero dived into the swirling tide to save a drowning woman. But who was he?
![Woman dies after alleged domestic attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Woman dies after alleged domestic attack
A homicide inquiry has been launched after a Kaikohe woman died following what police allege was a domestic violence attack.
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Waterfall jump tragedy
A teenager's New Year's Day fun turned to tragedy after he jumped from a 24m waterfall and never surfaced.
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Woman dies as police try to save her
Police tried in vain to save the life of a 30-year-old woman at Ruakaka, south of Whangarei, after she was stabbed last night.
![90 reasons to skydive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
90 reasons to skydive
Thrill-seeking great-great-grandmother Violet Maskell celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month by jumping out of a plane.
![Ruakaka town a step closer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ruakaka town a step closer
Oliver Scott, developer of the Northgate Business Park, says he is thrilled that the Whangarei District Council has adopted the Marsden Pt/Ruakaka Structure Plan.
![Death of big cat upsets park staff](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Death of big cat upsets park staff
One of Zion Wildlife Garden's original big cats, Shia, has died of what staff believes were natural causes.
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Zion Wildlife Gardens to face charges
Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens will face charges over the death of animal handler Dalu Mncube, the Department of Labour said today.
![Two die in Northland crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Two die in Northland crashes
A person has died after their car hit a bank in the second fatal crash in Northland this morning.
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Second setback for victims of Blue Chip
Blue Chip victims have had another setback in their efforts to gain relief through the courts.