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Family fast asleep when fire broke out shortly after midnight, woken by alarms.
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Woman at crash site hit by second vehicle
A Kerikeri woman, hit by a car as she helped at the scene of a crash, wants lower speed.
$18m investment in Kerikeri fruit industry
Te Puke-based firm invests in packing machines, shed and cool stores in Kerikeri.
Avocado heist: Orchard stripped but haul inedible
About $100,000 worth of avocados stolen from Northland orchard.
UB40 returning to Northland next year
UK reggae greats UB40 returning to Northland next year.
Pensioner stuck with infected garden waste after MPI U-turn
Pensioner thought she was doing the right thing by removing infected plants.
Chipper truck crash cuts power in Kerikeri
The truck and chipper bowled a power pole before tumbling down a bank.
Far North foray: On tour with Simon Bridges in Northland
The Far North is the latest stop on Simon Bridges' tour of New Zealand.
Money-bags Jones smashes point home at Kerikeri Airport
Shane Jones launched Kerikeri Airport upgrade by smashing a digger bucket through the roof
Ngāpuhi elder Kingi Taurua laid to rest
Ngāpuhi rangatira Kingi Taurua has been laid to rest at Whitiora Marae, Te Tii.
Split-second disaster leaves teen paralysed
Northland teenager Eligh Fountain's life changed in a split second on the road.
Young man dies in Whangārei crash
A 21-year-old man died in a two-car crash south of Whangarei
Kingi Tauroa - Ngāpuhi leader and 'true soldier'
Taurua had been a govt adviser, war veteran, SAS member, prison officer and broadcaster.
'Absolute stupidity': Four kids rescued in broken boat
Fisherman said he's never seen anything as bad as this.
Rescue helicopter hit by laser strikes
CAA has eight reports of laser strike from Northland rescue helicopter in three years.
'If you're reading this, I must have died!' Woman pens her own death notice
Writing her own death notice tickled Noni Kenny's "naughty" sense of fun.
Myth of Mangahawea: Is this NZ's first human settlement?
Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the first Polynesian settlements in Aotearoa.
Myrtle rust found in central Whanganui
Myrtle rust has reached Feilding, Hawera and Palmerston North. Now it's in Whanganui.
Far North crash claims second life
A second woman in a Far North crash that may have involved an overseas driver has died.
Meth lectures an 'eye-opener' for public
Meth has spread its tentacles across New Zealand, reducing demand needs to be a focus.
More than 620 lightning strikes in Northland
Mostly fine weather is in store for Northland for the rest of this week.
Kerikeri kiwifruit operation sells for $40 million
Buyer says securing post-harvest operation in region has been a long-term strategic goal.
First container-only cargo leaves Northport
Northport now a container port after first container-only cargo ship leaves.
Air ambulance's secret sideline carrying celebrities
Air Wanganui flies celebrities around NZ as well as providing a vital health service.
Northlander sitting on $8.3m Powerball ticket
A winning Lotto and Powerball ticket sold in Northland has not been claimed.
Three caught illegally selling oysters and mullet
Three Northlanders convicted for breaches of the Fisheries Act
$8.3m Lotto winner's spending spree: 14 houses sound good?
Big Powerball win in Northland.
'Coward's punch' at concert earns 16 months' jail
Assault victim still suffering and unable to work more than a year later.
Passenger injured in double-fatal improves
American driver, 22, due in Kaikohe court tomorrow over fatal accident.
US visitor charged over double fatal crash
The victims, aged 24 and 26, are believed to be from the Kerikeri and Kaeo areas.