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Flipped car keeps firefighters busy; and work to start on new Poutō wharf.
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Whangārei artist shortlisted for influence award
Whangārei artist and business owner Jessie Rose is humbled to be a finalist
First day of Far North lockdown a mix of good vax rates and border confusion
Concern drove people to vaccination sites while confusion reigned at the boundary.
Growers aim to bring tropics to supermarkets
Northland subtropical fruitgrowers team up to make their produce more widely available
Planned Whangārei development is in tsunami risk area
Whangārei District Council wants feedback on funding conference centre
Whangārei students first recipients of law firm scholarship
Two students from Whangārei secure guaranteed paid work experience at a Northland law firm
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
Covid kills off Northland fireworks shows
Fire boss urges Northlanders lighting their own fireworks to take care and think of pets.
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.
Complaint against Northland's Far North Holdings being looked at by Government
Council's oversight of Far North Holdings being looked at by Government.
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.
'The right thing to do' leaders react to level 3 lockdown
Part of Far North put into Covid alert level 3 lockdown
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.
Classic cars, jabs converge in rescue chopper fundraiser
Event nets $15k for rescue chopper and 50 jabs towards North's 90 per cent target.
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
Man armed with machete goes on rampage at police station
The 49-year-old tried to smash his way into the station, damaging windows and a door.
Motorists urged to avoid SH14 west of Whangārei after truck rolls
Avoid SH14 west of Whangārei after truck crash closes road
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'
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.