Whangārei veteran runs 12 hours for fellow servicemen and women
No Duff forced to cut support service for veterans due to insufficient funding.
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Lucky Lotto win, osteoarthritis researcher talks, twilight cricket starts.
Northland's local body final election results delayed
Final results from local body elections in Northland still not released
Northland gymnast creates history
Gymnast Ryan Townsend has entered a very special group after last week's announcement.
Inquest into 2009 death of Spanish tourists to be reopened
The couple died in a road crash just two days before they were due to fly home.
Loop walk to turn pink for breast cancer event
The 4.2km walk circling Hatea River will be decorated and lined with entertainment.
Eastwood: sports codes need to take note
Sport Northland's CEO wants to see Northland's sport codes heading in the right direction.
Comment: Do alcohol interlock sentences work?
There's been 193 interlock eligible drivers in the North with 135 of these in Whangārei.
Netball: Gordon's rollercoaster ride to the top
Maddy Gordon's netball career has gone from zero to 100 in the space of just two years.
Northland avocado nursery expands into China
Northland business setting up NZ's first joint venture avocado nursery operation in China.
Northland's wildest beach soon to home lifeguards
Construction might halt in mid-November, if no new grants are allocated.
New GP provider named for embattled Kaeo health trust
Local providers say they weren't given a chance to put in a proposal for GP service.
Business park could create 500 jobs, FNH says
But industrial park's backers caution that no businesses have signed up as tenants yet.
Bay of Islands Music Fest has Wolfmother and Ladi6 join up
Bay of Islands Music Fest gets better with more acts joining.
Gymnastics, croquet, golf and bowls results
Some great results for Northland's young gymnasts.
Three wild kiwi to be released at Tutukaka
Public have the chance to see the wild kiwi up close before they are released.
Young hockey umpire receives top award
Could we see Trenelle Woods-Eruera umpiring a Black Sticks game in the near future?
Northland retirement villages booming
A $60m retirement village planned for Whangārei gets the green light from councils.
Town Hall fire: Investigation reveals most likely cause
Likely cause of fire in Whangārei's Old Town Hall is an electrical fault.
Northland's next para athletes on show
We could be seeing the next Cameron Leslie or Emma Foy in this group of Northlanders.
Couple's pet attacked by loose dogs at Taipa
Dog owner urged to take responsibility; other pet owners warned of danger.
Tough words: Community work completed after judge's threat of jail
A tough line on offenders failing to complete community work has a positive result.
Northland's youngest councillor 'incredibly humbled' by support
Moko Tepania, 28, is a teacher at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe.
Hepi considers tilt at national politics
Hepi disappointed his efforts didn't translate into a bigger turnout by Māori voters.
World Cup captain eyeing Mitre 10 Cup comeback
Could this World Cup captain be wearing Cambridge Blue in the coming years?
Preliminary results: New faces for Northland DHB, including Māori health advocate
Several new board members expected to join Northland DHB.
Prisoner disclosed he may have contracted measles
New prisoner at Ngawha Prison is suspected of having measles and is now in isolation.
Video: Jaycob Matiu's injury roller coaster
Northland will dearly miss Jaycob Matiu's presence on the pitch against Otago today.
Mayor Sheryl Mai has three priorities
Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai has three priorities
Yeoman holds slim majority in NRC election - Shepherd might be out
Joce Yeoman may have tipped previous Northland Regional Council chair Bill Shepherd out
Northern fall to Kamo in debut game
The new side, which featured a number of local high school students, showed some promise.
Kiwi chick moves into crèche after successful hatch
A Kiwi chick that hatched last week in an incubator has been moved to a brooder box.
Northland Regional Councillor Bill Shepherd has nervous wait
Northland Regional Councillor Bill Shepherd has nervous wait