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Teen gives Ardern Christmas card he designed

Two Whangārei teens have received the Prime Minister's Oranga Tamariki Awards.

Police take broad view in rehabilitating high-risk drivers

Northland's top 30 high-risk drivers are to be visited by police in a new operation.

Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats

Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.

Northland's local heroes make a change

20 Northland locals received the Kiwibank local hero medals on Friday evening.

Young sportspeople aren't to blame

Luke Brooke-Smith and Nik Kini are prime examples of great talent leaving Northland.

Dr Nick Chamberlain: Northland forgotten but not lost

Fix our roads, we don't want to lose any more people to fatal crashes.

What Northlanders think about the port move

Many in the North say it would be good for the region.

Residents brace for second evacuation as fire rages in Far North

"Whatever we threw at it, it just kept going. It was a monster and it was hungry."

Heaps to do in the North this weekend

Summer's here, lots happening in our region...

Transitional housing plans canned after community steps up

Kāinga Ora's plans for 31 transitional housing units were suddenly cancelled last week.

Getaway plan key to burglary success

The icecream thieves who raided a dairy in Peria are in for a bad case of brain freeze.

School students enjoy colour fun run

A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

Wayne Brown: 'Once in a lifetime' port move must be seized

The lead architect of the plan to move Auckland's port North writes on what it promises.

Dance scholarships available in Whangārei

The scholarships will open opportunities for children wanting to dance.

Concerns raised at Ngāpuhi hui

The hui came after the Crown announced it had removed recognition of Tūhoronuku's mandate.

Four men involved in Ōtangarei riot sentenced

Dominque Ormsby landed a coward punch to the back of a policeman's head during a riot

Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues

Grayson was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma when he was eight months old.

Sleeping Beauty comes to Kerikeri

Pantomimes packed with slapstick and audience participation becoming a Kerikeri tradition