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$20m for Whangārei projects with another $130m to come
Cash for Whangārei Rejuvenation project, Hihiaua Cultural Centre and WBHS trades training.

Suspected gunman prompts lockdown
"We shut our doors ... we didn't want to take any chances": Business owner.

Mussel ban flouted, delicacy's future at risk - kaumātua
Fears grandchildren will miss out on mussels if people keep ignoring ban.

One hunter fails to walk out of Northland bush
Police launch search after a hunter fails to walk out of bush.

Exhibition for local art in Whangārei gallery soon to open
Exhibition of local art opens in Whangārei gallery as another is coming to a close.

Woman winched from bush by Northland Rescue Helicopter team
Injured woman slipped and broke her leg while helping check possum bait stations.

Victim hopes she's dead before her attacker's released from jail
Woman jailed for assaulting and robbing 92-year-old woman in Kawakawa.

Pataua South community hits speed bump in efforts to stop hoons
One-time "sleepy hollow" takes road safety into own hands, but council says talks needed.

'Bling bling' to light up Kaikohe
A wrap-up of events and news snippets from around the Bay of Islands and the Mid North.

New payment welcomed by dairy farmers
Fed Farmers concerned about stringent requirement for new payout.

Northland news in brief: NorthTec CE resigns; trailer unit rolls
News snippets from across the region.

Far North fishing firm lands a big one
Messina Trustees hooks 2020 Top Energy Business Development Fund cash.

Northland coach profile: Tui Raeli
A strong supporter of Northern Wairoa rugby, Tui Raeli is our latest coach profile.

Northland farm shed ripped apart by tornado
Tornado adds to trail of destruction with a farm shed shredded.

NDHB committee searching for Māori disability voice
Will we see a greater public presence at NDHB committee meetings in the future?

Dog attack on national icon: Five kiwi dead
The dead kiwi were found in the Signals Rd area near Ōkaihau.

First peek at $4.5m, 22-metre fishing vessel
The $4.5m, 72-foot (22m) boat is being built in Opua for Northland fishing brothers.

Far North kauri sanctuary, Māori tourism projects get $7.5m funding boost
Takou Bay kauri sanctuary an attempt to safeguard future of species threatened by dieback.

Mini-tornado wreaks havoc in boat yard in just 12 seconds
Tornadoes knock over boats in Whangārei yard and knock down trees at Oakura.

Sacred Taratara Mountain off limits to the public
Education needed about Taratara Mountain which is sacred and off limits.

Charmaine Smith's Northland dream that will never be
A scan revealed Smith was at risk of becoming paralysed from the neck down.

Kawakawa teen charged with murder
18-year-old charged in relation to stabbing death of Krillan Koni Brown, also 18.