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Principal apologises to family of eight-year-old threatened by classmate with knife
The boy's parents are frustrated they had to involve police and the Board of Trustees.

Record fair success and valuable vinyl find worth $15k has Whangārei collector buzzing
Hordes of Whangārei vinyl fans spent Saturday trawling through around 4000 records.

Petition launched to stop Northland rescue helicopter move to Onerahi Airport
Petition set up to stop Northland Rescue Helicopter base moving to Onerahi.

Seeing red: Businesses confused by new rules
Northland hairdresser expects to lose up to 10 per cent of unvaccinated customers.

What's being asked of Northlanders this Christmas with border opening is no small thing
Columnist Vaughan Gunson says be kind to all this Christmas, and wear a face mask

Far North school with 'pro-choice' advocate principal closes after case at the school
A child from Kaitaia is the newest confirmed Covid-19 case in Northland.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients' Whangārei Hub site blessed ahead of work starting
The hub is phase two of more than $50m of investment into the North's economy by the firm.

New vaccine mandate bill great for employment lawyers, not so good for employers
New law around vaccine mandates for staff a legal minefield.

'An important step for police': More than 400 Northland officers affected by vaccine mandate
Affected police staff must have their first jab by January 17 and second dose by March 1.

Whangārei District Council rejects funding controversial Oruku conference centre
No ratepayer funding for Whangārei's controversial Oruku conference centre

Search for Whangārei's Brian Bench earns volunteers top honours
Northland volunteer search and rescue groups gain national recognition with Supreme Award.

Influenza, RSV and Covid all expected next winter as borders reopen
Leading epidemiologist concerned over return of influenza next year.

Northland beachgoers urged to stay away from nests of tara iti/NZ fairy tern
Humans putting endangered tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern breeding season at risk

Northland police investigating Onerahi incident where man was found covered in blood
Police are still working out what exactly unfolded during a potentially violent incident.

Two Covid-19 cases in Northland the last 24 hours, new locations of interest identified
Three unlinked Covid-19 cases in Ruakaka have popped up in the past week.

Onerahi P lab busted and $15k of cash seized in Whangārei police operation
Three addresses in Onerahi, Raumanga, and the Avenues were searched on Wednesday.

Land sale issue challenges Oruku conference centre plan
Whangārei's controversial Oruku conference centre under discussion.

Ethnic communities willing to help police tackle hate crime
Whangārei ethnic community members discuss the fear of rising hate crime with the police

Frenchman with cocaine was arrested in Northland by police and Customs
Cultural background persuades Court of Appeal to slash cocaine smuggler's sentence.

'It wasn't my fault': Teen on trial for murder after man stabbed 13 times
Northland cop the first Crown witness to testify in murder trial.

Ōtangarei faces testing time ahead after positive Covid case, local leader says
A local leader says the community is bracing for a potential cluster from the case.

Comment: Vaccine pass gets you across traffic lights
Whangārei MP Emily Henderson says vaccine passes needed for new traffic light system

21-month-old Stark joins in the beat with Northland police dog handler Elyse Lewis
Police dog Stark has officially graduated and become part of the team at Northland police.

Cheap as chips: NZ's best-value takeaways revealed
Consumer has revealed the best place in NZ to buy chips. Northlanders, you're in luck.