Holiday washout: Subtropical low set to batter NZ with heavy rain, severe gales
Heavy rain is expected in Northland, Auckland, and Coromandel on Wednesday.
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David and Claire have been in business together since they were 20.
Golf club invests $3m into new facilities, including field-sized practice green
The club says the 6000sqm green is among the biggest in the world.
Isey Cross celebrates 106th birthday with Jim Beam and kumara chips
Northland kuia reveals what keeps her 'feeling fantastic' at 106.
School ‘shocked and upset’ as four students suspended after fight
Principal Mike Clent confirmed all four students involved have been suspended.
Teen’s supreme unity speech wins spot at national final
Talk on significance of equity wins Northland Race Unity Speech Awards
Kaitāia man’s mission to clean up the town’s dumped trash
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Taranaki organic dairy farmer weathering the drought
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Serious crash closes major road in Pt Chevalier, Auckland
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‘Sign of the times’: Northland businesses cut hours amid economic woes
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Cruise ship Regatta docks at North Port, Marsden Point Whangarei
Cruise ship Regatta docks at North Port, Marsden Point Whangarei. Video / The Northern Advocate
Operation Flotation
Northlander Pat Millar took it upon herself to put flotation devices at beaches nationwide after Wairongoa ‘Magoo’ Renata drowned at a Far North beach Video / Michael Cunningham
Friday’s weigh in for Wahine Toa II
The double female world boxing bout event being held in Whangārei on Saturday night, December 2. Video / Northern Advocate
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Bay News: Glamorous stopover as Masterlock Comanche docks at Ōpua
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Advocates urge tighter gun licence rules amid fears people slip through the cracks
Gun Control NZ calls for five-year licence renewals instead of the current 10.
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Opinion: Modern cars and petrol stations test our patience
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Carnival has town basin pulsing with creativity during month of ArtBeat events
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Man found dead in vehicle at Kawakawa carpark, police investigating
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Mum-of-eight graduates with degree earned during cancer treatment
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‘Unworthy of belief’: A judge didn't believe one man's story, but the higher courts did
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Homicide investigation launched after man's body found in vehicle
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‘Wrongheaded and reckless': Lawyer tried to act as her own secret witness
Lynette O'Boyle's secret witness turned out to be herself.
Grandmother's relentless mission to help Kaikohe children succeed
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Holiday washout: Sub-tropical low set to batter NZ with heavy rain, severe gales
Heavy rain is expected in Northland, Auckland, and Coromandel on Wednesday.
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Richard and Helen Dorresteyn own and run Clevedon Buffalo Company.
GFC to Graham Norton: How an NZ winemaker went global
Invivo Wines wants to double NZ wine sales in the US, despite tariffs.
‘Serious concerns’: Neighbours wary of drone spraying near homes
Neighbours questioned a drone weed-spraying operation in Bethlehem.
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'Enormously relieved' - Ex-mayor sells much-loved bach to locals
There had been overseas interest in the holiday home.
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Consistency pays off for Whangārei Silver Ferns star representing NZ in World Cup
Gordon was blown away to get the call saying she’d made the squad.
'They are just boys that want to cook ' High school turns out top chef men
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Driver crashed into the victims head-on, flipping their car and injuring seven people.
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On The Up - ‘Fresh produce is now a luxury’: Northlanders tackle food crisis
Northlanders help families become self-reliant by growing their own vegetables.
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'Life of darkness': Stepfather's 20 year sentence for 15 years of abuse
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