Latest from Dargaville

Not your usual rush hour on Whangārei Harbour
It's not every day you encounter a stranded orca on your way home from work.

Huge Northland boulders put on a barge and shipped to Napier
Northland's Puhipuhi Quarry supplying basalt boulders for new wharf in Napier.

Northland's endangered fairy terns / tara iti have their own protection team
Breeding sites will be monitored seven days a week to protect the rare bird.

Gates erected at Ahipara kaumatua flats after thefts
Residents' prayers answered with extra security measures.

Six60 starting nationwide tour in Northland next year
Six60 plays first of 6 national shows at Waitangi on Summer 2021 tour

Decision on preferred route for four-laned SH1 south of Whangārei due by end of year
Preferred route for four-laned SH1 south of Whangārei expected by end of year.

Thieves steal dead son's photos, raid piggybank, open bag of his ashes
Prized photos of late autistic boy and a pounamu among items stolen from Whangārei home.

Far North tavern loses liquor licences
Whatuwhiwhi's Tuatua Tavern fails to get licences renewed.

Bridges back on the menu for National in Northland
MP pledges work would start on replacing one-lane bridges at Kaeo, Rangiahua in first term

Baylys Beach Community Centre construction site broken into
Young apprentices gutted at theft of power tools from Bayly's Beach construction site.

Lounge lockdown idea takes off across Northland
Lounge-lockdown inspired song takes flight around Northland.

Portia Woodman backs initiative to tackle Northland's period poverty problem
Portia Woodman is backing a new initiative to tackle period poverty in Northland.

Pastor, businessman get home detention for sex with underage Northland girl
"Massive fall from grace" after church leader pays for sex with 15 year old girl.

News snippets from Northland
Foreign yachties say thanks with concert; and Pink Ribbon volunteers are urgently needed.

Veteran Taniwha prop not quitting any time soon
Ross Wright has played 100 matches after playing for Northland for more than a decade.

Mop-up continues after 'intense' fire threatens homes at Ahipara
Fire boss says blaze was one of the most intense he's seen in Northland in 10 years.

Refining NZ to scale down Marsden Point operation from 2021
Bitumen production to cease in Northland as oil refinery cuts production.

Ōpua rated NZ's most hospitable town
Ōpua beat its more famous neighbours Paihia and Russell - and every other town in NZ.

Northland Taniwha and Kauri teams triumphant
Milestones celebrated with a win over Taranaki at Semenoff Stadium.

Firefighters battle blaze near Ahipara, homes evacuated
3 homes evacuated and 2 helicopter being used in Far North Fire

Daylight Saving should spark Northlanders into more exercise
Northlanders need to get active this Spring - Brent Eastwood

Taniwha and Northland Kauri notch wins
Northland men's and women's teams win their matches in Whangārei this afternoon.

EOLC referendum: Time to allow assisted dying?
Will New Zealanders move to make euthanasia legal for the terminally ill?

FNDC to pay for gates and lights at Ahipara's kaumātua flats
The security measures are aimed at deterring thieves after persistent problems.

Fans hoping Taniwha get Ranfurly Shield Challenge this season
Northland Taniwha could get Ranfurly Shield Challenge - if stars align

Great-grandmother stranded in Brazil slums during trip of a lifetime
Great-grandmother Ruth Cosner's big overseas trip took an unexpected turn.

Northland's potential needs to be unleashed, says Judith Collins
More infrastructure is the key to unlocking Northland's potential, National's leader says.