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Holiday-makers arrive to and farewell Northland
It's hello and so long to Northland for holiday-makers.

Covid job scheme helps almost 270 Northlanders into work
Workers hired under Covid scheme picked up 20 tonnes of rubbish from Northland highways.

Locals with garden hoses join firefighters in battling blaze
Thirty firefighters and two choppers battled blaze in 1.5ha of scrub and pine forest.

Northlanders and visitors chew up mobile data on New Year's Eve
Mobile data use in Northland soared on New Year's Eve

Advice for new boaties before they venture out
Boat sellers in Whangārei struggling to keep up with demand.

Eagle-eyed residents spot allegedly illegal earthworks
Northland Regional Council confirm coastal engineer breached environment rules.

Police warning to holiday-makers after young boy killed in crash
The head-on crash occurred about 400m north of the turnoff to Hikurangi town.

'Horror' as island fire threatens world's rarest tree
Bought by the Crown from Māori in 1908, the island became a nature reserve in 1956.

Six-year-old boy killed in New Year's Day crash named by police
The little boy who died in a crash on January 1 was Myka Tuala of Wellington

Best sports photos of 2020
In Northland, codes scrambled to implement safety procedures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

'I'm feeling homeless': Four-lane highway plan causing anxiety
Dirk Boesser is worried he might have to leave the home he hoped to retire in.

Patu Sigley is Ministry of Health's Volunteer of the Year
The award recognises her outstanding achievements within the community over 50 years.

Peaceful, family-friendly start to 2021 in Bay of Islands
A relaxed, family atmosphere ruled in the Bay of Islands with only three arrests by 1.30am

2020 in review: Former Northland MP Matt King reveals what's in store for 2021
Former Northland MP Matt King tells of his plans for the next three years.

Highland heart kept beating at Waipū Community Festival
Northlanders celebrate first day of the year at Waipū Community Festival

First road fatality of the year in Northland after child dies
One dead and five injured in a head-on crash just north of Whangārei.

Camping family evacuated after grass fire takes hold
Northland fire chief sounds warning to people lighting fireworks after two fires.

News snippets from Northland: Fine weather forecast for first day of 2021
News in brief from Northland.

Turning the page on a history-making year
Locals and holidaymakers in Waipū tell us how 2020 shaped their new year outlook.

Northland Rugby Union and NorthTec providing opportunities for rugby community
NorthTec and the Northland Rugby Union creating educational opportunities.

Northlander Cody Kelly top marine industry apprentice in NZ
Cody Kelly has worked for Bluefix Boatworks, in Opua, since he was 17.

Katie Murray now a Member of the NZ Order of Merit
Far North woman Katie Murray now a Member of the NZ Order of Merit

New Year Honours: Shipley stresses volunteer importance as basketball booms
Shipley, born in Christchurch, discovered basketball as a skinny, five foot one student.

254.7kg blue marlin signals bumper fishing season
Beauchamp said rising water temperatures pointed to a possible great fishing season ahead.

New Year Honours: Community stalwart emphasises team work ahead of self
Services to firefighting and community recognised with a QSM for well-known Kaiwaka man.

New Year Honours: Childhood ambition led to lifetime protecting Kaikohe community
The 82-year-old has sworn his life to protecting locals.

Police ask Whangārei drivers to avoid Port after rolled icecream truck blocks lanes
"The noise made me look. Holy hell, I thought ... it's sliding towards me": Witness.

Ticketing scam: Woman sentenced, refuses to name ringleader
Woman sentenced for her vital role in the scheme, despite refusing to name ringleader.

Judge Keith de Ridder farewelled after last sitting in Kaitaia
Last day sitting in Kaitaia District Court for Judge Keith de Ridder.