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Cannabis referendum: What could it mean for Northland?
You must be registered to vote to take part in the two referendums.

Former Whangārei mayor and NRC chairman Craig Brown dies
Accolades pour in for former Whangārei mayor and Northland Regional Council chairman.

The Covid Chronicles explores how a group of Kiwis handled lockdown
Hokianga author Paul Little's book portrays how 21 New Zealanders coped with the upheaval.

Two months of roadworks start today in Whangārei
Motorists should use alternative roads as work progresses on the $2m upgrade of Mill Rd.

Matt Wright back in the Cambridge blue
Northland ready to take on the Steelers in Pukekohe.

Beating the track for brain cancer: fundraiser walking Hatea Loop
Illness survivor Kate Coatsworth is partway through traversing NZ on Te Araroa Trail.

Meet the candidates: Willow-Jean Prime, Labour - Northland
No to local government restructure and no to GMOs in Northland, says Willow-Jean Prime.

Can we really live in a world without health inequity?
Our health officials have hope inequity will be a thing of the past, do you?

Whangārei conference and events centre gets $60m from Govt
The funding is being given to the Prosper Northland Trust for the Oruku Landing complex.

Meet the candidates: Helen Jeremiah, The Opportunities Party - Northland
Opportunities Party Northland candidate backs taxes on properties and on drugs.

Meet the candidates: Matt King, National - Northland
Get rid of RMA to make housing cheaper in Northland, National's Northland candidate says.

Meet the candidates - Shane Jones, NZ First - Northland
Relocatable houses on Māori land shouldn't require building permit, says Shane Jones.

Darleen Tana Hoff-Nielsen: Clean drinking water a must for Northlanders
Green Party Northland candidate calls for a stop to water consents for avocado orchards.

The Pulse of Northland: The benefits of community-based healthcare
The Northern Advocate explores community-based healthcare in the fifth part of the series.

Tools and a ute nicked in commercial burgs across Whangārei
Whangārei businesswoman questions why commercial premises being picked on by burglars.

News snippets from Northland
Meet the candidates in Hokianga; and stock truck tips over.

Meet the candidates: Mark Cameron
Act Party Northland candidate Mark Cameron to get tough on gangs in fight against meth.

Meet the candidates: New Conservative's Trevor Barfoote Northland
New Conservative's Northland candidate's push to bring housing costs down.

Meet the candidates: Brad Flutey - Northland Electorate
Social Credit's Northland candidate opposed to amalgamation of councils and GMOs.

The Pulse of Northland: Mum of patient hopes others will learn from experience
The fourth instalment of the Advocate's series focuses on mental health and addiction.

Woman falls off boardwalk 48 hours after elderly woman's fatal tumble
Resident Danny Simms is angry and has offered a solution in the form of a "stumble fence".

Covid crunch: Northland businesses brace for labour shortages
Northland businesses reliant on overseas workers are concerned about the border closure.

Govt giving $8.5m for 54,000ha predator-controlled kiwi zone
Charitable trust Kiwis for Kiwi will distribute funds, which will create up to 100 jobs.

WWII codecracker dies aged 104
Lady Ellen Elizabeth Reed was possibly the most famous Northlander you've never heard of.

News snippets from Northland
Digger no risk to refinery pipeline; Anika Moa to perform in Kerikeri.

The Pulse of Northland: GP shortage crisis a growing concern
An impending crisis in primary care is unfolding with potentially dire consequences.