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Northland carjacking: Arrest in petrol station theft of car with baby
Man arrested in relation to carjacking incident with baby on backseat.
Covid culture casualties: Hopes hongi and handshakes can return when safe
Traditional Kiwi greetings, the hongi and handshake, have been ditched due to Covid-19.
Woman allows bank account to be used in ticket scam
Home detention for woman who allowed bank account to be used for money laundering.
Specialist police teams and court could help victims report crime
Survey reveals 94 per cent of sexual assaults not reported to NZ police.
Guns, drugs, cash seized during lockdown crackdown
Members of the public were keen to come forward with information during lockdown.
Northland six-year-old diagnosed with rare condition
Northland six-year-old diagnosed with condition fewer than 100 people have worldwide.
Northland news in brief: Northland writer David Vann misses out on top book award
News snippets from across the region.
Natasha Hemara is new head of troubled Northland school
The new principal of Kamo High School is from Whangārei and will start in July.
Man pleads guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children
Offending started in Bay of Plenty in 2016 and again in Northland during 2019.
Father pleads guilty over death of 4-week-old girl
Man pleads guilty to the manslaughter of his 4-week-old daughter in Kaitaia
'Haunted for life': Mum of baby girl tells of carjacking nightmare
A mum says watching her car being driven off with her baby in the backseat will haunt her.
Wanted: Photos released of driver accused of stealing car with baby in backseat
Can you help police track down the driver involved in a carjacking in Whangārei.
Man killed in crash near Kaikohe not wearing seatbelt, police say
Single-vehicle crash occurred on Mataraua Rd about 12.40am today.
Ticket scammer Lulu Pou appeals two-year jail sentence
A Whangārei woman scammed thousands of dollars by using fake Facebook accounts.
Northland carjacking: Man flees after stealing car with baby on back seat
Man steals car from service station forecourt with baby on backseat.
Vehicle stolen from Whangārei service station, baby in backseat
Police scour street for man after car stolen with baby in backseat
SH14 logging truck crash on Con's Hill
Heavy tow truck on way to help clear logging tuck crash in Northland.
Police investigate death of baby at Whangārei home
Police to continue investigation into baby death.
News briefs: Restricted fire season for North, man hands himself into police
News from around Northland.
Lockdown's silence could help tūī reclaim musical mojo
Biggest winner of lockdown likely to be little blue penguin because of drop in boat noise.
Do not approach Luke Edmonds, call police on 111
Wanted man is dangerous and should not be approached.
Family lose everything in suspicious house fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a family home.
Police investigate devastating house fire in Whangārei
A person was seen running from the scene where a fire damaged a Whangārei home.
High Court remits house relocation case back to Environment Court
House relocation company in Whangārei succeeds in its appeal on resource consent ruling.
NZ Air Force bring Northlanders and other Kiwis back from Vanuatu
Long wait for Northland couple to fly out of cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu.
Women's Refuge stretched during lockdown
Whangārei's Women's Refuge has had more calls than normal for help from women in crisis.
Two men arrested after stabbings in Whangārei
Two men stabbed after alleged dispute over Covid 19 while man killed in car crash.
Trial judge improperly directed jury on self-defence
Court of Appeal orders a re-trial for Northlander who allegedly wounded his neighbour.
Fatal Crash: Driver dies after hitting tree in Northland
Driver dies in fatal crash in Northland during lockdown.
Northland supermarket worker tests positive for Covid-19
A staff member at Kaikohe New World supermarket has tested positive for Covid-19.
DHB's urgent advice to Kaikohe New World shoppers
The warning is for people who shopped at Kaikohe New World between March 20-30.
New family start life in lockdown thanks to Covid 19
It has been a different start to family life for Aimee, Waikeri and Lucas Birch.