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Whangārei students first recipients of law firm scholarship
Two students from Whangārei secure guaranteed paid work experience at a Northland law firm

Covid kills off Northland fireworks shows
Fire boss urges Northlanders lighting their own fireworks to take care and think of pets.

Dargaville farmers in court for not registering animals under NAIT scheme
Dargaville farmers who failed to register animals under NAIT scheme have been fined.

Paihia cancels some events and alters others
A weekly roundup of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North

MOH's alert level boundary causes 'all sorts of drama' in Kāeo
A Ministry of Health map has led to confusion about where alert level 3 starts in Kāeo.

Ruawai farmer rescues Dargaville man six weeks after his own life is saved
The Northland Rescue Helicopter annual appeal has taken off and will last until December.

PM warns virus will 'come to people's doors and seek out the unvaccinated'
Ardern hints at prospects for Xmas travel, quashes hope of 'corridor' through Auckland.

Second positive Covid case near Kaitaia
Northland's Covid 19 Delta outbreak has grown to 14 cases, with second near Kaitaia

PM Jacinda Ardern supporting Northland's vaccination push
Prime Minister n Northland for vaccination drive

'Help is on its way': Low Māori vaccination areas to be targeted following High Court ruling
Northland and South Auckland were among those areas to be targeted first.

Northland Horror saves Halloween for Whangārei kids
Northland Horror raises money for Heart Kids Northland.

Northpower customers in Whangārei and Kaipara getting pre-Christmas bonus
$11.7M payout for Northpower's Whangārei and Kaipara consumers

News snippets from Northland
Prime Minister on vaccination drive today; and crash closes state highway.

Northland waka ama club honours member who died in road crash
Northland waka ama club pays tribute to club captain who died in a motor vehicle crash

Marsden Pt Oil Refinery should become import fuel-only terminal in 2022
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery on track to reopen as fuel import-only terminal next year

Classic cars, jabs converge in rescue chopper fundraiser
Event nets $15k for rescue chopper and 50 jabs towards North's 90 per cent target.

1 new community case in Northland bringing total up to 13
The Ministry of Health has reported 1 new community case in Northland.

Student misses a month of school due to Covid lockdown
A Whangārei Boys' High School student stuck on Great Barrier Island since August.

Whangārei supermarket expands seven years after being built
Countdown Regent's extra space will aid online order pick-up and home delivery services.

Two new cases in Northland brings total active Covid-19 cases to 12 in the region
Seven new locations of interest were identified in Northland on Sunday.

Beware loose seal on Whangārei road
Kekeno rescue mission a unique experience for locals.

Our 90% target still 43,000 second jabs away; 35,000 lacking first dose
'We need to pull out all the stops to ensure whānau are protected'

History's grim lessons key to iwi's vaccination success
Ask people at the top of NZ why they got jabbed and they'll point to a memorial on a hill.

A tourist driver was charged over two deaths - then a tragic theory emerged over other motorist
A tourist driver was charged with causing two deaths - then another story emerged.

Alleged organiser of anti-Covid rally pleads not guilty
Robert Johnson pleads not guilty to failing to comply with Covid rules over protest rally.

National Bowel Screening Programme could detect 44 cancers in Northland in one year
Up to 44 Northland cancer could be detected in National Bowel Screening Programme

Kerikeri markets cancelled amid concerns protest may have spread virus
Organiser says cancellation a terrible financial hit for the market and stallholders.