Taniwha hang on to claim crucial NPC win
Last-gasp penalty miss hand Northland a win in the first NPC match.
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Registration opens for the popular Poor Knights Crossing event
Wing foilers to race alongside ocean ski and waka ama paddlers at Poor Knights Crossing.
Bizarre crime spree: Thieves take three cars, one shower and a packet of chips
Police hope public can help solve case of peckish crims who used a shower and lost a gun.
About 25 dogs at the property where man mauled to death
Police don't have a description yet of the pack of dogs responsible for man's death.
Kerikeri kiwifruit company loses challenge in Employment Court
Trainee orchard manager's dismissal before 90 days wrong, ERA rules.
Northlanders urged to prepare for winter downpours, summer droughts
Whopping 572mm rain for Kerikeri; overall July was NZ's wettest and fourth warmest ever.
John Williamson: Let's have a closer look at the cause of the pothole problem
Heavy vehicles cause the problems on our roads.
David Grindle: Fair Pay Agreements – (a lot) more than what they seem
The FPA process will achieve one of its purposes of enhancing wages for lower-tier earners
'It's a tough market': Northland's unemployment rate hits 15-year low
Latest labour market figures show Northland's unemployment rate at 2.9 per cent.
Fall armyworm spotted in Northland
A notifiable pest with an appetite for maize and corn has popped up in Northland.
Young Kaikohe man brings healthy homes into the north
An extraordinary 21-year-old has won an award for his Kaikohe housing initiative.
Comment: Northport expansion game-changer for region
Northland needs an injection of capital investment
News in brief: Truck drives into ditch near Ruakākā; Zonta book sale returns
News snippets from across the region.
Mountain bikers ride the whole night for a worthy cause
Northlanders take on bike challenge to raise money for kids with heart defects.
Hundreds of jobs could be at risk at Golden Bay Cement
Proposed industrial emissions reduction difficult, Northland cement manufacturer says.
'Hardworking, joyful' Vanuatu community celebrates independence day
Hardworking Vanuatu fruitpickers stuck in Northland since March 2020 by Covid pandemic.
High employment, Covid-19 see high rates of teens leave school early - principals
Northland is one of the regions where about 30 per cent of school leavers were under 17.
Faulty towbar: Firm ordered to pay $200k over crash that killed 9yo girl
Whangārei-based logistics company to pay reparation to family of 9-year-old girl.
Sheryl Mai: Community connection at the heart of local government
The importance of elected members' connection with their community cannot be overstated,
Pioneering police dog handler dies at 91
One of the first police dog handlers in NZ, Northland's Graham Bracey, has died.
Bumper year for Zonta book sale
Profits from the annual book sale go to charitable causes.
Fantastic paddlers: Te Tai Tokerau waka ama athletes take on the world
Northland waka ama athletes are heading to London to compete in the World Sprint Champs.
'You can't find anyone': Covid on the back-burner as staff shortages becomes major concern for businesses
Northland businesses are cutting hours as vacancies have become difficult to fill.
Rejigged Whangārei marina plans given the green light
The estimated cost of the new marina climbs to $15m under revised designs.
Northland's three-mayor local government race is on
John Carter, Sheryl Mai and Jason Smith are all standing down.
Northland news in brief: Bus terminal vandalised, river walk now open
Catch up on what's happening around the region
Whangārei youth homelessness needs an 'immediate' solution
Northland youth identify solutions to address homelessness.
Part of the family: Far North horse turns up at neighbour's place after 64 days missing
A Far North family is happy to have Halo the horse back after she disappeared for 64 days.
'He's got a lot to give, and he absolutely loves it'. Success at endurance riding
Vicki Comrie-Moore and her horse Sarge have had a successful endurance riding career.
Our Treasures: Five little Moa died in a cave in Northland
The little Moa were found only in New Zealand.
Northland prison population down 29 per cent
Information sharing within the justice system is one reason for the drop.
New skipper and head coach upbeat about team's chances
Large number of debutants named to play alongside experienced heads for Northland.
Northland councils fear ratepayers may have to pick up the tab
FNDC to ask the Ministry of Health for cost analysis of fluoridating water supplies.