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Meet the candidates: Helen Jeremiah, The Opportunities Party - Northland
Opportunities Party Northland candidate backs taxes on properties and on drugs.

Meet the candidates: Matt King, National - Northland
Get rid of RMA to make housing cheaper in Northland, National's Northland candidate says.

Meet the candidates - Shane Jones, NZ First - Northland
Relocatable houses on Māori land shouldn't require building permit, says Shane Jones.

Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen: Clean drinking water a must for Northlanders
Green Party Northland candidate calls for a stop to water consents for avocado orchards.

The Pulse of Northland: The benefits of community-based healthcare
The Northern Advocate explores community-based healthcare in the fifth part of the series.

Crash closes SH1, woman in 80s taken to hospital
Injured driver failed to see people mover coming up behind her while turning.

Māori Enterprise course exciting opportunity
Māori Enterprise degree course to run in Northland

News snippets from Northland
Meet the candidates in Hokianga; and stock truck tips over.

Meet the candidates: Mark Cameron
Act Party Northland candidate Mark Cameron to get tough on gangs in fight against meth.

Meet the candidates: New Conservative's Trevor Barfoote Northland
New Conservative's Northland candidate's push to bring housing costs down.

Meet the candidates: Brad Flutey - Northland Electorate
Social Credit's Northland candidate opposed to amalgamation of councils and GMOs.

The Pulse of Northland: Mum of patient hopes others will learn from experience
The fourth instalment of the Advocate's series focuses on mental health and addiction.

A hullabaloo's coming to the Mid North
A wrap-up of events and news snippets from around the Bay of Islands and the Mid North.

Woman falls off boardwalk 48 hours after elderly woman's fatal tumble
Resident Danny Simms is angry and has offered a solution in the form of a "stumble fence".

Covid crunch: Northland businesses brace for labour shortages
Northland businesses reliant on overseas workers are concerned about the border closure.

Govt giving $8.5m for 54,000ha predator-controlled kiwi zone
Charitable trust Kiwis for Kiwi will distribute funds, which will create up to 100 jobs.

The Pulse of Northland: GP shortage crisis a growing concern
An impending crisis in primary care is unfolding with potentially dire consequences.

Whangārei's controversial Hundertwasser Art Centre has plastic shroud removed
Whangārei's controversial Hundertwasser Art Centre has plastic shroud removed

Covid-19 restrictions limit numbers at Northland's Poor Knights Crossing
Covid restrictions limit numbers at Northland's Poor Knights Crossing

Fugitive sparks Northland police manhunt in Mid North bush
A police helicopter, the AOS and tracker dogs searched rough scrub land for the men.

Kaikohe couple devastated after kidnapping of their beloved goat Dean
A Kaikohe couple are gutted after the brazen kidnapping of their beloved baby goat Dean.

Health inequity - what is it and how do we solve it?
In the second part of the series, the Advocate explores how health inequity operates.

Whangārei man's evening fish interrupted by whale
Whangarei man's evening fish interrupted by an inquisitive whale.

Police investigate arson at house of fatally stabbed teenager
Fire crews could smell petrol when they arrrived.

Ex-Northland Regional Council chairman breached dairy effluent rules
Bill Shepherd and sharemilker admitted three counts of discharging contaminants near water

Ahipara's kaumatua flats a target for thieves
Cars at Ahipara's kaumatua flats are regularly targeted by thieves.

Editorial: Time to take the pulse of Northland health
Having access to good, affordable healthcare is important.