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Cricket-keen Northlanders pack the first stop on the Amazing Mace Tour
Northlanders made the most of Whangārei hosting a prized international cricket trophy.
Māori wellbeing practices working for Hokianga Hospital patients
Beautiful spaces are becoming places of connection, healing, peace, and refuge.
Keep away from Northland's fur seals - they may get aggressive
Seals are out and about in Northland, but DoC says keep a safe distance.
Kawakawa: Work starts on 'one-stop shop' for health
Government stumping up $14m for facility combining GP, cancer, renal, outpatient services.
$11m to help overcrowded Northland schools
Ruakākā School will get two new classrooms; $7m goes to Kamo High School.
Police investigating an alleged stabbing at Onerahi property
A person was reported as having received a stab wound during an incident in Onerahi.
Burst transtasman travel bubble frustrates Northland businesses
The impact of the transtasman bubble pause has started to impact Northland businesses.
Tonnes of citrus from Whangārei's Lions Clubs' Citrus for the South collection
Whangārei's Lions Clubs' Citrus for the South collection gathers tonnes of fruit.
NorthTec construction graduates find work in Northland's building industry
Northland trades graduates working in the industry in the region.
Northlander Dani McBride is finalist in the Young Horticulturist competition
Young Northlander makes Young Horticulturist finals
Why wasn't farmers' protest page 1 news in all newspapers?
Coverage should have been front page news across all print media in NZ, says Reti.
Exceptional youth leader continues success story with new award
23-year old Ezekiel Raui has been named the Supreme Alumni of the Year.
UP to 1200 Northland households to join composting scheme thanks to $400k Government grant
Scheme aims to reduce the 300,000 tonnes of food Kiwi households throw away every year
Why pushing the reset button at a Northland retreat is good for you
Northland is home to a number of retreats offering time-out, meditation and yoga.
Northland dune lakes are torn between saving native biodiversity and trout fishery
KDC Reserve Management Plan 2016 identifies trout as pest fish, continues ban on release.
Northland is on Time's list of world's greatest places, thanks to Māori tourism ventures
Three Māori tourism ventures have propelled Northland into Time's top 100 destinations.
Rapid increase in highly-contagious virus among babies
Northland hospitals are experiencing some of the highest occupancy levels ever due to RSV.
Big Read: Mortal fear for remote arson-plagued community
There's one name that keeps cropping up - is he the mystery arsonist?
David Fisher: Judith Collins, streaking Queen Street and bugbears
Judith Collins on media bias, law and order, hate speech and other bugbears.
The youth councillor who is helping Kaikohe rangatahi
One Kaikohe woman is helping break the cycle starting with rangatahi in their community.
Driver flown to hospital after three-car crash near Kerikeri
Elderly driver's two small dogs were, however, unhurt and are being looked after by SPCA.
The end of bank cheques: Another step digitally excluding older people?
Are our decisions to embrace a digital world leaving some of our most vulnerable behind?
Farmers under siege by feral dogs pin hopes on public meeting
Councils, govt agencies expected at Houhora meeting from 10am on July 28.
Blue Light programme takes Whangārei youth for fun in snow at Mt Ruapehu
Whangārei youth learn news skills in the snow at Ohakune on Blue Light programme
What a dish: UK author adds a plateful of talent to arts centre fundraiser
More than 100 artists - mostly from Northland - have added their plates to the fundraiser
Northland news in brief: St John helpers wanted; 2 hurt in crash
News snippets from around the region.
Northland police pay thanks to the public who helped bring missing 'local legends' home
Up to 160 members of the public turned out to help find Brian Bench, missing in Whangārei.
Two people hurt in crash at Ōhaeawai
Motorists should factor in more time to their journey as delays are expected.
Hope for Moerewa, Ōtiria residents one year after the flood
Residents have been hammered by four major floods since 2007.
Whangārei's Zonta Great New Zealand Book Fair nirvana for book lovers
Thousands of books being sorted ahead of sale.
Hilarious take on TV's Friends coming to Northland
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