Latest fromKaipara District
![Comment: Exercise connects our brains and hearts and helps silence our chattering mind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Comment: Exercise connects our brains and hearts and helps silence our chattering mind
Numbers don’t lie and neither do scientific results.
![New Bay attraction as Paihia woman opens huge Kiwiana collection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
New Bay attraction as Paihia woman opens huge Kiwiana collection
The attraction houses thousands of NZ-themed books, artworks, records and collectibles.
![Comment: Upgraded patient portal proves a pain with a capital P](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Comment: Upgraded patient portal proves a pain with a capital P
Logging online to get his meds leads to saga for Joe Bennett.
![Brent Eastwood: Watch kids for symptoms of sport overload](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Brent Eastwood: Watch kids for symptoms of sport overload
Knowing what good practice looks like for safeguarding young people is important.
![Dargaville fire truck and firefighters provide school holiday fun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dargaville fire truck and firefighters provide school holiday fun
The Fire Engine Tour visited Dargaville Library to excited crowd of kids
![Our Treasures: All aboard for Sunday Funday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Our Treasures: All aboard for Sunday Funday
The best thing about the day is seeing the joy on everyone’s face.
![News briefs from Northland - Brynderwyns closes again, toxic bloom in river and nurses rally](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
News briefs from Northland - Brynderwyns closes again, toxic bloom in river and nurses rally
News snippets from Northland
![Two arrests over terrifying service station knifepoint robbery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Two arrests over terrifying service station knifepoint robbery
Incident left workers and witnesses traumatised.
![Northland bowls reps at NZ National Interclub event this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Northland bowls reps at NZ National Interclub event this weekend
Latest news from the Northland bowls scene with Gwen Lawson.
![Kiwi legend David Tua gives tips to Northland boxer Mea Motu ahead of title bout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Kiwi legend David Tua gives tips to Northland boxer Mea Motu ahead of title bout
Kaitāia's Mea Motu gets tips from David Tua ahead of international title fight.
![Whole of Northland benefits from tourism industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Whole of Northland benefits from tourism industry
Many Northland businesses benefit from tourism dollars, says Northland Inc.
![Drop-in clinics for Māori business hit by Cyclone Gabrielle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Drop-in clinics for Māori business hit by Cyclone Gabrielle
Te Tai Tokerau Māori Business Network holding drop-in clinics for those hit by Cyclone
![Northland news in brief: Whananaki Snorkel day; film screening to celebrate playground](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Northland news in brief: Whananaki Snorkel day; film screening to celebrate playground
News in brief from across Northland and the surrounds.
![‘We just want to get on with it’: Reopening of highway brings welcome boost to hospitality businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
‘We just want to get on with it’: Reopening of highway brings welcome boost to hospitality businesses
SH1 re-opening over Brynderwyns main factor behind busy Easter, business owners say.
![Comment: AI has the potential to change the way we work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Comment: AI has the potential to change the way we work
Certain roles are more likely to be filled by AI.
![Golf tournament raises thousands for Alzheimer’s Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Golf tournament raises thousands for Alzheimer’s Northland
Alzheimer’s Northland gets $22,000 from NZ Certified Builders' annual golf fundraiser.
![$10m of Kaipra works cut to help pay for cyclone, storm damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
$10m of Kaipra works cut to help pay for cyclone, storm damage
Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Kaipara leads to $10m of works being deferred.
![Northland public housing stock increasing again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Northland public housing stock increasing again
Number of public homes hit a low in 2017; building now starting to accelerate.
![Murderer's name painted on driveway and letterbox of innocent couple](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Murderer's name painted on driveway and letterbox of innocent couple
In a case of mistaken identity, Whangārei house's driveway gets graffiti attack.
![Bottle of bourbon a day: Drink-driver sentenced after seventh conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bottle of bourbon a day: Drink-driver sentenced after seventh conviction
Final warning: Drink-driver on last chance for seventh offence.
![Bay of Islands cat rescue fundraiser provides Easter fun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bay of Islands cat rescue fundraiser provides Easter fun
Easter bunny, games and kittens galore at Waimate North children's event.
![Artworks aplenty as Whangārei Heads Art Trail makes come back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Artworks aplenty as Whangārei Heads Art Trail makes come back
Crowds return for popular Whangārei Heads Art Trail
!['It will have a spiral effect' - what the proposed rates increase could mean](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
'It will have a spiral effect' - what the proposed rates increase could mean
Some residents could be forced to sell up, and rent may increase according to experts
![Delays in Whangārei District Council services down to cyclone damage and recovery - Mayor Cocurullo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Delays in Whangārei District Council services down to cyclone damage and recovery - Mayor Cocurullo
Massive Cyclone Gabrielle damage behind council taking longer to respond - Mayor
![KDC spearheads $68m upgrade for troubled Mangawhai wastewater scheme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
KDC spearheads $68m upgrade for troubled Mangawhai wastewater scheme
$68m upgrade planned for Mangawhai's sewerage scheme
![Northland news in brief: Dangerous driving charge; and shed fire suspicious](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Northland news in brief: Dangerous driving charge; and shed fire suspicious
News snippets from across Northland and the surrounds.
![Two more Northland meth cooks get minimum periods of imprisonment quashed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Two more Northland meth cooks get minimum periods of imprisonment quashed
Court of Appeal quashes minimum periods of imprisonment imposed on two meth cooks.
![‘Enough talking’: Ngāpuhi leader calls for action to clean up Lake Ōmāpere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
‘Enough talking’: Ngāpuhi leader calls for action to clean up Lake Ōmāpere
Northland’s biggest lake used to be the food basket of Ngāpuhi. Now it’s a "toxic soup".
![Excellent time for all at Waipū Easter Carnival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Excellent time for all at Waipū Easter Carnival
Crowds flock to Waipū Easter Carnival