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Fundraiser to get $20,000 for vital Hokianga Hospital rescue helicopter pad
Hokianga health service $20k short for crucial rescue helicopter landing pad upgrade
150 years of schooling at Kaitāia Primary, but teaching goes back 190 years
Kaitāia Primary's sesquicentennial marks 150 years of the school
Court again rejects ministry's management plan for Northland's cray fishery
The judge found the revised proposal did not address an urgent marine crisis.
Police seek witnesses after Kaikohe store robbery by armed men
The four men, allegedly armed with a hammer and tyre iron, stole cash and cigarettes.
New Far North towers give improved broadband/cell coverage
Better coverage on Far North’s Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē Ninety Mile Beach thanks to new tower
News briefs from the Far North - Country life on show, sizzling fundraiser, bands battle
News snippets from the Far North.
Sweetwater from aquifer in Kaitāia taps after five years and $17m
After 5 years and $17 million Kaitāia gets Sweetwater from aquifer
Homeless family camps at Whangārei beach for more than a month, draws complaints
The family camped at Parua Bay Yacht Club for over a month.
Isolated Far North communities get funding for solar and wind projects
Far North's Te Kao and Waimamaku communities to get green power to aid development.
$600k of ratepayer funding for 22 Northland climate resilience projects
$300,000-plus funds 12 Far North-specific climate resilience projects.
Far North council promises Sweetwater into taps from Tuesday
After several false starts Kaitāia to get Sweetwater into taps
The Northland town where use of methamphetamine is an ‘epidemic’
The drug is easily available, but there is help available.
How a fake social media post sparked debate within Ngāpuhi
The AI post criticised iwi for buying expensive utes instead of helping people.
Kaitāia homes could tap Sweetwater this week
Kaitāia residents to soon get water from controversial Sweetwaters project.
‘It’s real bad’: Northland’s shocking rate of vehicle testing failures
More than a quarter of the country's vehicles fail their fitness checks on testing
Farmer may sell up after repeated dog attacks on livestock
Wayne Johnston may sell his Northland block after recent dog attacks.
Kaitāia’s Bike and Hike Backpackers becoming apartments after local couple buy building
Kaitāia's Juan and Rachel Heemi are developing former backpackers into accommodation
Bay News: Mitre 10 Kerikeri's $10k community project nomination open
The latest news from the Bay of Islands and surrounds.
Aussie company ends plans to mine Whangaroa as hapū celebrate
Party time for Whangaroa hapū as mining plans shelved
Missing boat still a big hazard, owner considers court action
A ketch left to drift on police instructions during a rescue last year remains missing.
Kaikohe home building helped by council $39m water infrastructure spend
Upgrade will permit the construction of new homes.
Retiring Hercules say farewell to Northland in twin fly over
Northland gets farewell fly over from NZ's retiring workhorse Hercules planes
Peria School prizegiving awards student excellence
Students at Peria School in Far North lauded at prizegiving
Waitangi Day commemorations to draw thousands to Bay of Islands
Waitangi Day to be fine in the Far North with plenty of sun
News briefs from the Far North: 2 Lotto wins, flower show and car hits tree
News snippets from the Far North.
‘Humble beginnings’: Teen mum’s inspiring journey to dance success
Alannah Curtis opened her first dance studio at 18.
Stockman tramples council's claims mustering wild cattle is too dangerous and difficult
A man claims he offered a year ago to deal with wild cattle problem on Whangārei Heads.