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Our Treasures: Bridal memento lifts veil on traditions
Queen Victoria was the first to wear a white wedding dress
Northland police fall short of road safety targets
Northland failed to meet any of the its road policing targets last year
'Anzac Day reminds us of what the Anzac spirit has taught us; courage, integrity, honour'
Anzac Day looked different this year but thousands across Northland still turned out.
Healthy kai projects in Northland can get funding to get started
Funding available for Northland healthy kai projects
Service station and liquor store staff terrified by armed and disguised men
Man's childhood thefts of food and groceries escalated to aggravated robberies.
Whangārei public meeting urges Government to step in and keep oil refinery operational
Hundreds attended Whangārei 'Don't Demolish The Refinery" public meeting.
Pharmacies struggling to recruit staff due to pandemic burnout
A Bay of Islands pharmacist has come up with a creative way to boost staff numbers.
Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai says Anzac Day time to reflect and remember
Anzac Day time to honour our veterans - Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai
Major oil companies assure reliability of fuel supplies
Maritime union among unions disappointment at coastal tankers stopping service.
Gutsy Moerewa go down fighting in the opening round
Hora Hora and Mid Northern among winners in the opening round of club rugby.
Eric Rush and his son Brady compare playing in different eras
Northland taniwha rep Brady Rush outlines his goals in the NZ 7s jersey.
Two fatal road crashes in Northland
The two deaths over Anzac weekend bring Northland's road toll for 2022 to 10.
Photos: Taitokerau Rugby League kicks off 2022 season
Images from Makos v Tigers game as breakaway Taitokerau Rugby League kicks off 2022 season
Whangārei man jailed for 11 years, 10 months, after detaining his partner for eight days during lockdown
A Northland man's partner suffered sexual and physical assaults from him during lockdown.
Brent Eastwood: How the pandemic has affected our physical activity habits
Collaboration is more important than ever to draw Northlanders back into physical activity
Carolyn Hansen: Have some heart - how to keep heart healthy
It is, without doubt, the strongest working muscle in our bodies.
Great Minds: Alienation, anxiety, adversity - mental health outcomes of the pandemic
There is a silver lining: lockdown offered time for reflection and personal growth.
The big spend: Stuart Nash's take on the PGF legacy in Northland
An $800m Northland election bribe? Or a long overdue catch-up for a neglected region?
WWII in Northland unearthed in new podcast
A Northland-wide network of camps and defences was built almost overnight in 1941.
Plea to stay away from Northland's busy hospitals unless vital as Covid cases fall below 400
399 new Covid cases today and plea to stay away from hospital unless emergency
Youth discount slashed due to man's refusal to own offending
Man jailed for five years for rape and indecent assaults continues to deny the offending.
Iwi-commissioned sculpture on Kerikeri roundabout vandalised before completion
Shane Jones hits out at 'dorks', 'scribblers' and Kerikeri's 'insidious criminality'.
Pressure to retain Marsden Point Refinery ramps up
Line-up of speakers at a public meeting in Whangārei on the refinery's closure.
Find out how you can commemorate Anzac Day this year in Northland
Check out this list of planned Anzac Day commemorations around the region.
448 new Covid cases in Northland on Thursday
The latest Covid numbers from the Northland District Health Board.
New National leader keen on party winning again in Northland
New ideas key to winning Whangārei and Northland electorates back, Luxon says.
Brigade's first ladder returns to Kerikeri fire station
The ladder languished in a garage for decades before Men's Shed took on the restoration.
Breakaway competition rules the roost
Rebel league comp started in 2016 with six teams. Now it's the only comp in Northland
Bay News: Live archaeology in Kerikeri, playcentre gets an artistic makeover
The latest news and information from around the Bay of Islands.
Mystery blaze, car crash, an arrest and more
Catch up on what's happening around the region.