News snippets from Northland
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Whangārei artist shortlisted for influence award
Whangārei artist and business owner Jessie Rose is humbled to be a finalist
Peeni Henare helps with Northland's vaccination push as Whangārei Pak N Save is location of interest
The minister is confident vaccination rates among Māori in Northland will increase.
First day of Far North lockdown a mix of good vax rates and border confusion
Concern drove people to vaccination sites while confusion reigned at the boundary.
Growers aim to bring tropics to supermarkets
Northland subtropical fruitgrowers team up to make their produce more widely available
Planned Whangārei development is in tsunami risk area
Whangārei District Council wants feedback on funding conference centre
Whangārei students first recipients of law firm scholarship
Two students from Whangārei secure guaranteed paid work experience at a Northland law firm
Dargaville farmers in court for not registering animals under NAIT scheme
Dargaville farmers who failed to register animals under NAIT scheme have been fined.
Covid kills off Northland fireworks shows
Fire boss urges Northlanders lighting their own fireworks to take care and think of pets.
MOH's alert level boundary causes 'all sorts of drama' in Kāeo
A Ministry of Health map has led to confusion about where alert level 3 starts in Kāeo.
Leaky roofs, dodgy lifts, waiting lists and Covid make perfect storm for hospital
Doctors speak out about state of Whangārei Hospital amid Covid outbreak.
Ruawai farmer rescues Dargaville man six weeks after his own life is saved
The Northland Rescue Helicopter annual appeal has taken off and will last until December.
Complaint against Northland's Far North Holdings being looked at by Government
Council's oversight of Far North Holdings being looked at by Government.
'The right thing to do' leaders react to level 3 lockdown
Part of Far North put into Covid alert level 3 lockdown
Second positive Covid case near Kaitaia
Northland's Covid 19 Delta outbreak has grown to 14 cases, with second near Kaitaia
PM Jacinda Ardern supporting Northland's vaccination push
Prime Minister n Northland for vaccination drive
Northland Horror saves Halloween for Whangārei kids
Northland Horror raises money for Heart Kids Northland.
News snippets from Northland
Prime Minister on vaccination drive today; and crash closes state highway.
Northpower customers in Whangārei and Kaipara getting pre-Christmas bonus
$11.7M payout for Northpower's Whangārei and Kaipara consumers
Northland waka ama club honours member who died in road crash
Northland waka ama club pays tribute to club captain who died in a motor vehicle crash
Classic cars, jabs converge in rescue chopper fundraiser
Event nets $15k for rescue chopper and 50 jabs towards North's 90 per cent target.
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery should become import fuel-only terminal in 2022
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery on track to reopen as fuel import-only terminal next year
Man armed with machete goes on rampage at police station
The 49-year-old tried to smash his way into the station, damaging windows and a door.
Motorists urged to avoid SH14 west of Whangārei after truck rolls
Avoid SH14 west of Whangārei after truck crash closes road
1 new community case in Northland bringing total up to 13
The Ministry of Health has reported 1 new community case in Northland.
Student misses a month of school due to Covid lockdown
A Whangārei Boys' High School student stuck on Great Barrier Island since August.
Comment: Our vax journey will be challenging but I am up for it
Northland was at risk from day one.
Whangārei supermarket expands seven years after being built
Countdown Regent's extra space will aid online order pick-up and home delivery services.
Two new cases in Northland brings total active Covid-19 cases to 12 in the region
Seven new locations of interest were identified in Northland on Sunday.
Horror in the sand dunes as foot severed - 'like a guillotine'
Frantic dash for hospital
Our 90% target still 43,000 second jabs away; 35,000 lacking first dose
'We need to pull out all the stops to ensure whānau are protected'
We need to do better for young women and girls
By 17 years, 59% of young women state they are too busy to join in physical activity.