Inmate could face 14 years' jail for horrific prison attack on former real estate agent
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.
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News briefs from the Far North - Mea Motu up for Halberg, kai fund open and bowling club lease
News snippets from the Far North.
$6.6m for Far North iwi Ngāti Kuri for vital environmental work
Ngāti Kuri gets $6.6 million for land restoration and save taonga species
Kaitāia shearer part of three-man world record attempt
World record attempt for Kaitāia shearer Flynn Harvey.
News briefs from the Far North: Dog surgery, walkway formalised, college enrolling and diver named
News snippets from the Far North
Far North schools get road safety lessons and hi-vis gear
Hi-vis vests have been donated to Far North schools.
Kaikohe Foodbank and Fresh Start Family Services & Foodbank Kaitāia get funding boost from Z
Kaitāia and Kaikohe charities get $21,000 from Z Energy campaign
Country’s best young singers to perform in Far North and Whangārei
Fifty-six of the country's best young singers to perform
Ōmāpere bach could fulfil dreams of waterfront living
Ōmāpere bach expecting strong interest from Auckland buyers.
Council defends taking dog from locked kennel on man's property
Sky was a stray a Kawakawa man wanted to adopt, but council took her from a locked kennel.
'It was so painful' - Family of Kaitāia toddler killed in driveway recall efforts to save her
Twenty-month-old girl Azalea-Reign Kiani May Samuels died after being struck by a vehicle.
Northland weather outlook: Warm, wet this month
The last 10 to 15 days of January are ones to watch in terms of possible heavy rain.
'Retired weed buster' disputes fine for poisoning trees near historic Stone Store
The man who DoC fined $800 for poisoning trees in Kerikeri has disputed the fine.
Kaitāia police missing out on community interaction
OPINION: Peter Jackson bemoans the changes in officialdom that alter NYE celebrations.
Far North duo to head Northland Inc board
Far North's Suzanne Duncan and Mark Osborne to head regional development agency board.
Far North woman has growing business 18 years after being unable to find eco-friendly coffin for dad
It hasn't been an easy journey for the company.
'Deeply impacted whānau': Council to improve road after two young cousins die
After deaths of two cousins in Far North swimming hole, council to make road safer.
Rain stays away, but Northland's Taupō Bay Tractor Spectacular a happy wet event
Taupō Bay Tractor Spectacular draws crowds to Far North coastal settlement.
Crime, bad road behaviour among key concerns for North's communities over summer
Burnouts, alcoho and roaming dogs are some of the things locals are worried about.
Agreement to help save Northland’s largest lake
Agreement should help restore Lake Ōmāpere's life force.
Holiday deaths in Far North sees police issue plea for more care
Far North holiday road and water deaths spark safety plea from police.
Peria School students rebury time capsule to be opened again in 2048
Time capsule opened at Peria School's 150th celebration, reburied it for future discovery
News briefs from the Far North: Quirky tractor spectacular, Lotto luck; and new boat race
News snippets from the Far North.
Innovative product earns construction company 30k development grant
Northland's Rockstead Construction wins $30k development grant for eco building product.
Police urge caution after Northland's horror Christmas weekend
Two Northland road deaths and suspected drowning spur police safety call.
Northland beware - thunder and heavy rain likely on Christmas afternoon/evening
Thunderstorm, heavy rain watch for Northland on Christmas afternoon
Two deaths on Northland's roads bring horror start to holiday period
Two people lost their lives on Northland's roads this weekend, prompting a police warning.
Toxic shellfish warning for Northland's west coast - don't eat them
Very high levels of toxin-producing phytoplankton have been found in seawater tests.
Dead wallabies spotted on side of roads: Northland urged to be alert for pest
Evidence suggests the wallaby sightings are genuine.
Sweetwaters' sour taste in Kaitāia - no water yet from $15M-plus project
Kaitāia's Sweetwater aquifer 'permanent' water supply not yet working.
News briefs from the far North - rubbish bin for Russell, PlunketLine nurses on call and free bus service
News snippets from the Far North.
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Ninety Mile Beach gets new speed limits as part of safety plan
Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Ninety Mile Beach gets summer safety plan and new speed limits
Warm Christmas for far North, but rain could dampen the big day
MetService says Far North will be warm at Christmas, but rain's a possibility