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Kerikeri athlete gearing up for epic race in Colorado

Kerikeri ultra-runner Grant Allerby is heading to Colorado for the TransRockies Run.

New netball team has positive impact on small Northland community

A netball grant helped a rural Far North community set up its first team since the 80s.

News in brief: Hospital wards still closed, Zonta book sale back

Catch up on what's been happening around the region.

Critically acclaimed photo exhibition to open at Whangārei Art Museum

Display of historical photos of Northland churches opening at Whangārei Art Museum.

Motorcycle crash leaves one dead

Two serious crashes in Northland over the weekend have left one person dead.

Kaikohe trust lauded for saving district's ailing waterways

A scheme to keep young men off the streets has turned into an environmental mission.

Marsden Point protest: An inside look at life at Camp Spearhead - take two

The Advocate hears what the past 100 days of protesting have been like at Camp Spearhead.

Vaughan Gunson: I understand now why people fork out to have themselves pampered

Maybe it is a pleasure I can dare to know again one day.

Comment: You've got to hand it to world's lefties

Nick Hudson was skinny, blond and brave, while I was a fat, red-headed coward

Far North community advocate Ricky Houghton to be laid to rest today

Far North rangatira Ricky Houghton tangihanga to be held today.

'Someone is going to be killed': Concern over pothole danger, car damage

High rainfall and unstable ground conditions make Northland roads

Whangārei council under fire for $9.5m Three Waters funding

Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai says the council is still "hostile" towards the reform.

The End: Covid killed one of NZ's last video stores

Video stores edged out as Covid and streaming brings end to an era.

Subdivision would 'tip the balance' from rural to urban, commissioners say

Concerns raised over lot sizes, loss of rural character, and disappearing productive land.

Full steam ahead for record container delivery at Northport

Bad weather originally hampered the container ship's record delivery to Northland.

Pohe Island BMX track closed; and MP Kelvin Davis Covid-positive

The latest news bites from around the region.

Live: 9953 new Covid cases, 32 deaths, 20 in ICU

Winter wave has peaked earlier and lower than expected, expert says.

Spotlight to shine on pivotal Paihia history on new trail walk

Historic legacy trail project set to uplift the nationally significant story of Paihia.