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Plenty of positivity at Field Days
Plenty of positivity at Northland Field Days despite drought and water crisis

Kaipara Kai to expand food options
Hemp, peanuts, soybeans and seaweed are among the new land use options being considered.

Students missing classes thanks to traffic queues and delays
School run takes treble the amount of time, while other students miss a day of classes.

Dairy owners left terrified after robbery with firearm
Police call for sightings of stolen ute with large silver ferns on both doors.

Caring for kauri: Roading project adopts special precautions
A weekly round-up of community news and events from the mighty Kaipara District.

Painting, bubbles and books: Playcentre open day in Whangārei
Head down to the grassy area in front of Reyburn House, in the Town Basin.

What's On: Events around the region
A list of events coming up this weekend and next week in Northland.

A string of crimes hit central Whangārei childcare centre hard
Vandals and thieves mean a security system will have to be installed at childcare centre.

Whangārei Police call on public to report sightings of distinctive ute used in robbery
Police are investigated the robbery of a Northland dairy which involved a firearm.

Kiwi filmed 'rejoicing' in stream
National icon seen in stream drinking its fill in broad daylight.

$19.8m kingfish farm for Bream Bay
The project could lead to a 3000-tonne operation with revenue estimated at $45m a year.

Long journey ends: Maia receives Doctor of Education
About 25 students graduated from the University of Auckland's Tai Tokerau campus.

Wet weather trebles number of road crashes
From dry roads to wet the number of crashes in Northland has increased.

Cash splash: $1.18m to help hapū and iwi restore whenua and moana
The funding is made up of two One Billion Trees programme grants.

Concrete pour marks milestone for camera obscura
The camera obscura is being built on the Hātea Loop in Whangārei.

Kerikeri couple celebrate the return of Rusty
A Kerikeri couple have been reunited with their cat after he went missing for 16 months.

Places in Northland break summer drought record
Whangārei and Dargaville have broken rainfall records in place for many decades.

Otangarei papakāinga officially opened
The papakāinga will house whānau while they find more sustainable accommodation.

Family of murdered woman say they are living life sentence
Akuhata, sentenced to life, has appeal against his sentence and conviction dismissed.

Dargaville celebrates 35th Field Days with unique culinary treats
NRC will hand out venison jerky with a watermelon salsa at this year's Field Days.

Whangārei man arrested in Bali gets consular help
Whangārei man arrested trying to bring nearly 5000 prescription pills into Bali.

Holiday ends in tragedy after woman killed in Mangonui crash
Crash left woman dead and partner seriously injured; other driver had only minor injuries.

Millions of dead tuatua wash up as sizzling summer causes havoc to marine life
"I've never seen anything like it in all my life, the entire beach is just covered."

Motorists asked to avoid SH10 near Mangonui following fatal crash
Fatal crash blocks SH10 in Northland.

Northlander's sentence reduced and one conviction quashed
Northlander who fleeced national disability support charity gets jail sentence reduced.

Rural assistance payments to help Northland farmers and growers
Northland farmers and growers affected by drought can access rural assistance payments.