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![Four on trial over P lab raid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Four on trial over P lab raid
An isolated Northland house was used by a family, their friends and acquaintances to cook meth "hard out" while it was covertly watched by police, a jury heard.
![Irish scholar visits home of te reo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Irish scholar visits home of te reo
Irish scholar Aoife Finn has been studying the Maori the language for years, despite having never visited the country where it's spoken until now.
![KFC newlyweds make global headlines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
KFC newlyweds make global headlines
Kiwi newlyweds, whose wedding photo outside a KFC made global news, have become Kentucky television stars.
![Nurse fined for drink-driving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Nurse fined for drink-driving
A Whangarei nurse who unsuccessfully challenged a drink-driving charge has been convicted and ordered to pay a fine.
![Rescued kitten motors off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Rescued kitten motors off
Whangarei mechanic Michael Smith's job title usually doesn't include rescuing cats - but today was a different story.
![Stricken Platino returns to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Stricken Platino returns to NZ
The yacht on which one sailor was killed and another lost at sea has arrived back in New Zealand under tow.
![Church leader abused girls for years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Church leader abused girls for years
Unrepentant former Northland church leader has been jailed for 20 years for systematically grooming and sexually abusing a dozen girls for more than a decade.
![Sky-high bungalow price 'mad'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Sky-high bungalow price 'mad'
A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?
![Sir Michael backs Hundertwasser project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Sir Michael backs Hundertwasser project
Whangarei's most successful businessman has made a "generous" contribution to the building of the Hundertwasser Museum.
![Man stopped allegedly driving 165km/h](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Man stopped allegedly driving 165km/h
Northland's top roading cop is "horrified and astounded" after a driver was stopped allegedly doing 165km/h on a busy stretch of Northland state highway.
![Mum foils son's plan to take murder rap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Mum foils son's plan to take murder rap
When Lee Rata was severely beaten last year, Seddon Beazley took the opportunity to further his standing with the Mongrel Mob. However, his mother knew different.
![Culhams ready for SkyCity contract](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Culhams ready for SkyCity contract
A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.
![Car and logging truck collision causes traffic backlog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Car and logging truck collision causes traffic backlog
A collision between a car and a logging truck near the Otaika Shops in Whangarei has caused a traffic back up this morning.
![Whangarei man convicted over assaulting police officer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Whangarei man convicted over assaulting police officer
A Whangarei man who charged with assaulting a police officer and reversing his ute into him has been convicted and discharged on two of the three charges the jury found him guilty on.
![Brave teen reveals anorexia battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Brave teen reveals anorexia battle
What began as an effort to live a healthier lifestyle led to a dangerous condition for this young woman.
![Officer denies n-word slur](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Officer denies n-word slur
Warning - contains offensive language: A Whangarei police constable racially abused a Maori man several times before his arrest for assaulting police, a jury has heard.
![Accused manhandled victim: Witness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Accused manhandled victim: Witness
Paul Harris is on trial in the High Court at Whangarei having pleaded not guilty to the murder of Joseph Rowland Keogh last year.
![Logging truck crash in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Logging truck crash in Northland
A crash involving a logging truck in Otaika Valley Road has become the seventh logging truck crash in Northland just over seven weeks.
![Trial starts following possum hunting death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Trial starts following possum hunting death
A Northland man out shooting possums with his family at night was confronted by a neighbour who tried to wrestle a slug gun off the hunter before stabbing him, a jury has heard.
![Push for register of 'poisoning' tenants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Push for register of 'poisoning' tenants
Property manager calls for a public register naming tenants who contaminate rental properties with methamphetamine.
![Matt Watson wants quota change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Matt Watson wants quota change
The quota system needs to change to ensure commercial fishermen are not illegally dumping catch, says fisherman.
![One seriously injured in crash near Whangarei](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
One seriously injured in crash near Whangarei
One person is in a serious condition after their car left the road and landed in a paddock near Whangarei.