Latest fromFar North District

Mask compliance on buses will be evident in coming days
Will bus users stick with their masks or will they ditch them?

Ombudsman details strengths/flaws of Whangārei mental health unit
The report found no evidence of cruel or inhuman treatment of tāngata whai ora (patients).

Whangaroa scenery the star in Canadian TV series
Eight-part thriller filmed in Northland to be launched next week in Canada and NZ.

Photos: Ōtiria's loud, proud victory parade
The end of a 59-year drought deserves a parade to remember - and that's what Ōtiria got.

Mandatory mask rule unknown to some Northland bus users
Head to the Northland Regional Council website for more information on the rule.

Northland boaties praised for rescue and kayaker rescue sparks warning
Northland boaties praised for rescue and kayaker rescue sparks warning.

Hotels/motels used in first outbreak to host Northland Covid-19 cases
Jackson would not confirm what facilities were used to house Covid-19 positive cases.

News snippets from Northland
Candidates to discuss issues facing disabled; talks last chance to avert nurses' strike.

Bus drivers will not be enforcers: Councillor John Bain
Mask-wearing will be mandatory but our bus drivers won't be doing the enforcing.

'Unaffected' residents locked out of consent process
The Thomases' home is surrounded by orchards and bores - but they don't get a say.

'Everyone's working. That never used to happen'
Large-scale orchard development has transformed the landscape - and Far North employment.

'Aquifer defender' calls for freeze on new water consents
Hold new consents - monitoring of the last lot has 7 years to go, says Karyn Nikora-Kerr.

Far North avocado boom sparks water worries
Orchard boss says everyone wants the same thing - a long-term, sustainable water supply.

Gwen Lawson: Summer bowls season on the way
Northland's top bowlers will be lauded this weekend at the prize-giving.

Northland's new coroner is Whangārei-based lawyer Tania Tetitaha
Tania Tetitaha will be sworn in today.

Another power pole bowled (no. 206 since 2016)
Truckie did 'all the right things' by staying in his cab until power turned off.

Ōtiria parade to mark first shield win in 59 years
Covid measures will keep locals safe as they celebrate first rugby champs win in 59 years.

Kaipara to get $16M for 'shovel ready' projects to provide 135 jobs
Kaipara to get $16M for 'shovel ready' projects to provide 135 jobs

Spike in Northland power pole crashes sparks call for driver caution
Power companies and authorities team up for public awareness campaign.

Cost of Kaitaia's water resilience from Sweetwater bore soars
Cost of Kaitaia's water resilience from Sweetwater bore soars

Far North iwi urge Auckland whānau to stay there during alert level 3
Far North iwi urge Auckland whānau to stay there during alert level 3

Teenage girls roll car, rider breaks leg at Kerikeri
Teenage girls escape serious injury; rider not so lucky.

$500,000 of Lotteries money to help Northland communities hard hit by July storm
$500,000 of Lotteries money to help Northland communities hard hit by July storm

Whangārei police appeal for calm after students and adults clash in series of brawls
Whangārei police appeal for calm after students and adults clash in series of brawls

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