Northland sporting groups get grants from $60,000 to $1.3m
Northland sporting organisations get a total of $4.5 million worth of grants.
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Our Treasures: Butter's journey from peasant food to popular staple
Butter rose in prominence through the Middle Ages despite being considered peasant's food.
Growing the sport, creating pathways priorities for new Rugby League Northland GM
New Rugby League Northland boss outlines his plans for the sport.
'I hope he will be a fair King': 10yo will be among thousands who watch coronation
Harlow now has unique, lifelong memories of meeting King Charles.
Hard work destroyed: Home gardeners devastated by infestations of tropical armyworm
Far North gardeners are concerned a plant pest is damaging their vegetable crops.
Plants are sentient beings - they're animals with roots, columnist Joe Bennett contends
'Murdering'a row of trees got Joe Bennett thinking
Carolyn Hansen: Fitness equates to success in all areas of life
Personal fitness is the greatest discipline on earth.
Comment: Rangatahi feedback playing key role
When about 14 years of age, we start to see a dramatic drop-off in sport participation.
Northland roads starting to flood as heavy rain hits
Motorists urged to drive with caution as Northland roads start to flood
Senior doctor sacked after 'flirty' texts to junior ordered to pay $18k
The doctor previously failed to prove that he was wrongfully sacked by the former NDHB.
Bowls: Champ of Champs Triples winners determined
Northland Bowls Triples winners found, but rain leads to cancellations.
Kids faced with 'impossible' career preparation as ChatGPT enters workforce
People should be considering how they can become more resilient.
Kerikeri residents urged to cut water use after pipe break
Pipes fixed but silt in town's water source means treatment plant struggling to keep up.
Social housing concerns spark record public meeting in Kerikeri
Kāinga Ora a no-show as almost 800 people crowd into venue and another 375 follow online.
New museum honours Paihia’s first missionary family
Exhibition takes visitors through the Williams’ family history and daily lives.
Room with a boom: Meth pair get home detention for hotel lab blast
The drug dealers were given large discounts to their sentences.
Northland business making emergency homes for cyclone-hit families in Tairāwhiti
Site Scope has delivered four transportable homes so far with eight more to come.
Awards celebrate the best of region's hospitality
Awards night an outstanding success for Russell with the town claiming 8 out of 15 titles.
News in brief: Vintage motorbikes northbound; and fire victim still in burns unit
The latest news bites from around the region.
‘Seatbelts save lives’: Crash victim may have survived if she’d buckled up, coroner says
The single-vehicle crash on SH1 killed a 26-year-old mum and injured her relative.
John Williamson: Gauging the true accuracy of speedometers
Even tyre pressure can have an effect on speedometer readings.
Northland house prices plummet but still ‘significantly up’ from pre-Covid levels
Property values are still well above levels recorded in March 2020.
Police uncover 'eye-watering' amount of meth at property linked to Black Power
Among the haul was a pump action shotgun, ammunition and $3000 in cash.
Demonstration to shine light on crime
While the march isn't going to solve crime right away, it's a start, the organiser says.
Kāinga Ora won't come to public meeting about Kerikeri social housing plans
The housing agency says it has to be neutral so can’t take part in the 'political' event.
Emily Henderson: Keeping Whangārei women and children safe with solutions that work
Opinion: We are working to decrease trauma for victims appearing in court.
'Eyesore' to live on - $7m renovation due to start this year
Five of the city’s leaders wanted the old town hall demolished.
Boy racers busted during weekend sting
Police say the public is 'sick and tired' of cars racing around the district.
News in brief: Vinyl record fair repeats, 4WD crashes through bridge barrier
The latest news bites from around the region.
Kevin Page: Rapid intervention helps save sparky's bacon
For the next hour or so I was shadowed by the two little porkers.
‘Don’t be an idiot’: Man’s plea after losing mum, little brother in head-on crash
Grieving family wants tougher penalties for fatal crash drivers under influence of drugs.
Double-fatal crash driver had meth, cannabis in his system
The judge acknowledged the sentence would not be enough to satisfy the victims' whānau.
Brynderwyns pass latest storm test to be fully reopened in both directions
The weekend storm didn't put a dampener on the Brynderwyns reopening on Monday.
Northland mum and three kids suffer burns as homestead razed by fire
'Devastating' fire sparks urgent reminder of need for working smoke alarms in every home.