Photos: Russell's tall ships race 2021
The annual Russell Boating Club event is more a celebration of sail than a serious race.
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Northland tourism leaders excited by weather prediction
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Northland's top 2020 Trade Me listings revealed
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Packed Northland coastal communities are overwhelming locals
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Gibbs reaps rewards at 2021's first Ruakākā races
Macs, ridden by Craig Grylls and trained by Gibbs, crossed the line first comfortably.
Kensington's Patricia Murray makes national singles quarter-finals
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Central Whangārei cordoned off after suspected gas leak
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Tiny agents on a mission to control weeds
Biocontrol agents are replacing the need for farmers to spray to control weeds.
Identity of Waipū's adored local celebrity revealed
Four Square Waipū worker Heather Wells has been adopted by the township as the local Nana.
Youth were urged to vote last election - they listened
Northland youth voting rates rise after Electoral Commission pre-election campaign.
Girl power rules: Women dominate BOI Music Festival on and off stage
All key roles at Friday's festival are held by women, who dominate the musical line-up
Saturday night's Mangapai heist hits multiple homes
"I feel like even with the cameras, it's still not really going to stop them."
Five families left homeless by fire in one month
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People can still visit Northland's historic Māngungu Mission during work
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Bay of Islands Music Festival lineup, and scholarships for Ngāpuhi students.
Watch: Shark surprise in Northland rockpool
"We didn't believe them until they started screaming."
Last round? Bay of Islands hospitality businesses' desperate plea for staff
Bay of Islands hospo operators say it will take more than visa extensions to save them.
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
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.
Community kindness helps flood-hit Skip back on his feet
Skip Kidwell, owner of worst-hit house in Moerewa, was the face of the July flood.