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Teacher digs into own pocket to create Kaikohe study centre
Kaikohe kids no longer have to go to Kerikeri, or spend lots of money, for extra tutoring.
Win built on tenacious defence right across the park
After a slow start, Northland Taniwha cranked the handle to whip Manawatu.
Northern rivalry alive as Storm edge past Kauri
According to the Kauri captain, the two sides last played each other in 2002.
Diplomat remembered as calm, intelligent man
Whangarei kaumatua and war veteran Richard Shepherd pays tribute to his son Bruce.
Proposal to cut speed limit on Northland's iconic Ninety Mile Beach
Public can have a say on a draft management plan for the iconic Ninety Mile Beach.
Bream Head snaps illustrate fundraising calendar
Bream Head Community Trust's scenic calendar fundraiser will help to celebrate a new year.
Northlanders get wiggy for Child Cancer
Hundreds of Northlanders wear wigs or wacky hairstyles for Child Cancer fundraiser
Millions to be spent on Far North's ailing water supplies
Likelihood of drier summers highlights need for new water sources for Kaitaia and Kaikohe.
News snippets from Northland
It! Fest postponed; and questions wanted for election candidates.
Some under slips repairs could stretch into 2021
Update on repairs to infrastructure and walking tracks in Whangārei after the storm.
Whangārei ratepayers won't fund supersized economic development agency
Whangārei ratepayers won't fund supersized economic development agency
Ready to roll: Bowls season starts with centre pennants
The latest reporting time for this weekend's centre pennants is 8.30am.
Māori Language Week Begins with te reo moment
Māori Language Week Begins with te reo moment.
News snippets from Northland
Work to start on sealing entire peninsula road, and Advocate readership up 10%.
Free service filling dental hole in Kaikohe
Mobile dental clinics offering free treatment for a month; then patients to pay koha.
Whangārei tennis club celebrates centenary with new courts
Whangārei tennis club celebrates centenary with new courts.
Onerahi set to become predator-free
Community-led project sees residents laying traps in their back yards.
Threads of hope for wool growers
Wool-and-hemp blends for interior floor coverings among new products being researched.
New light shed on historic Northland buildings after chance phone call
New light shed on historic Northland buildings after chance phone call
Rare deep-water lancet fish washed up on Northland's Baylys Beach
Rare deep water lancet fish washed up on Northland's Baylys Beach
News snippets from Northland
Lifeguards miss out on awards; and call goes out to buskers wanted for festival.
Liquor shop employee to undergo surgery on his hand
Man injures liquor store attendant in Whangārei after he was refused service.
Kerikeri's clean-up man: 'I'll do it as long as I can'
A wrap-up of events and news snippets from around the Bay of Islands and the Mid North.
Mangawhai projects get funding of $132,320
Money to be spent on sunshades, new windows and a waka.
Arson-hit Kawakawa Medical Centre opens in temporary premises just 48 hours later
Offenders set van alight after trying to steal it; flames spread to medical centre ceiling
Northland communities want crossings to improve safety for students and other pedestrians
Northland communities want crossings to improve safety for students and other pedestrians.
International yachties fleeing cyclone season plead for NZ entry
Yachties say avoiding cyclone season a compelling reason for being allowed entry to NZ.
Young Northland drama students win through to National Shakespeare Schools Production
Northland drama students win through to National Shakespeare Schools Production.
$3.2m to help Northlanders kick methamphetamine
$3.2m to help Northlanders kick methamphetamine.
Northland police say slow down, drive to conditions
Two serious crashes at the weekend prompt driver warning.