Latest from Kaipara District

Whangārei Heads Arts Trail to add colour and creativity at Easter
Whangārei Heads Arts Trail has 40 artists exhibiting over Easter

Shane Reti: Collaboration key to getting Northland's rural broadband
Big effort needed to get Northland's rural broadband up and running

Northland students are ready to fight the Aquabots war
Northland year 6 to 13 students will compete their underwater robots next month.

'No option anywhere': first-home buyers burned as Whangārei's affordable suburbs disappear
Young families are struggling as house price inflation hits Whangārei's affordable suburbs

Photos: NZ's top vert skaters compete at new Kerikeri skate park
15-year-old skating prodigy from Wānaka claims title in first comp of national vert series

Joe Bennett: Dogs are in every way our moral superiors
Little Boo lives only and ever in the present tense.

Comment: Sport needs to be a positive experience for kids
Fun is the key to encouraging more of our youngsters to stay in sport for longer

Pūtahi Park's interactive water feature becomes Whangārei hot spot
Kids have time of their lives playing in Town Basin's water jets.

Experts warning for Northland as region may be past peak of Omicron outbreak
Experts say Northland's daily Covid case numbers have flattened out despite fluctuations.

Rehabilitated prisoner's effort to turn his life around impresses Court of Appeal
Meth cook's deep remorse and rehab programmes may get him out of jail earlier.

Northland District Health Board reports 536 new Covid cases today
536 new Covid-19 cases reported in Northland today

Vaughan Gunson: How free public transport could unite us in a crisis
Vaughan Gunson says he got a little emotional at the news of cheaper public transport.

Northland couple converts Slovakia barns into refugee shelters
The Kaitāia couple will open the doors to fleeing Ukrainians.

Latest news from the Northland bowls scene
News from Northland bowls with Gwen Lawson

Northland's Karen Te Ruki-Pasene to fight Australian boxer for Australasian title
Australasian title bout for Northland boxer Karen Te Ruki-Pasene.

Chris Leitch wants urgent consideration of refinery petition
Parliament's Petitions' Committee seeking further information on refinery petition.

Waipoua restoration project; Battle of Kororāreka blessing and Wander Women in Russell
Sandy Myhre's latest Bay of Islands news column.

Calling foster families: Animal rescuers pushed to their limits
A busy summer season has Northland animal rescues calling for more foster families.

John Williamson: The case for compulsory third party insurance
Compulsory third party insurance is a sensible choice - John Williamson

Whangārei Wastewater Treatment plant building has asbestos, forcing council to contact current and former staff
Whangārei District Council says their greatest priority is staff and contractor safety.

Dairying outlook bright, says MPI expert
Path to success involves sustainability and regenerative farming practices, farmers told

Reduced waiting times for bowel screening could lead to early cancer detection
Several cases of cancer have been detected earlier than usual due to improved services.

'A hard journey': Northland businesses ready to welcome tourists
Staff shortages won't stop Northland businesses from welcoming international tourists.

Huge opportunities in Forum North plans
Forum North Trust chair Lachie McLean says the change would bring 'huge opportunities'.

Tribesmen and Killer Beez gang members arrested after 'violent' clashes in Kaikohe
Eleven people, as young as 15, were arrested with police not ruling out more to follow.

Car and gas delivery truck collide in Kerikeri: narrowly miss a power pole
Northland emergency services respond to a crash involving a gas delivery truck in Kerikeri

Three Covid-related deaths recorded in Northland
There are 324 cases in Whangārei, 263 in the Far North and 74 in Kaipara.

'Our hearts and prayers are with you': Multicultural Whangārei remembers Christchurch mosque attacks
Low-key commemoration among Northland Muslims for the Christchurch shootings