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![Angels bring Christmas to struggling families](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Angels bring Christmas to struggling families
The Far North's neediest families will have a brighter Christmas thanks to a local charity
![$6m to make our state highways safer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
$6m to make our state highways safer
Northland to get share of latest road safety funding announcement.
![Alcohol restraint urged as Christmas approaches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Alcohol restraint urged as Christmas approaches
Police urge Northlanders to take it easy on the booze after alcohol-related incidents
![Top doc backs reduced liquor hours call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Top doc backs reduced liquor hours call
Northland's former top public health doctor backs calls for reduced liquor sale hours
![Far North District Council alcohol policy appeal starts today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Far North District Council alcohol policy appeal starts today
A battle over booze between a supermarket empire and a Kaikohe pensioner starts today
![Woodman, Wynyard honoured at Maori awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Woodman, Wynyard honoured at Maori awards
Portia Woodman and Jason Wynyard were honoured at the awards night.
![Students can use classrooms after lifting of rahui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Students can use classrooms after lifting of rahui
A principal is pleased students can start using new classrooms after a rahui was lifted.
!['Open home' to show devastating effects of fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
'Open home' to show devastating effects of fire
This open home won't be like any you've seen before.
![Ban placed on Kaikohe school building](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Ban placed on Kaikohe school building
Access restricted to a Kaikohe school building because of its name.
![Council tender process again in spotlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Council tender process again in spotlight
Kaikohe-based business sues over handling of Waimatenui Rd bridge project.
![Axe hangs over NorthTec courses, campuses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Axe hangs over NorthTec courses, campuses
Dozens of jobs and the Rawene and Kerikeri campuses could face the chop.
![Residents unhappy at Ngapuhi Festival move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Residents unhappy at Ngapuhi Festival move
Kaikohe residents not happy at Ngapuhi Festival moving to Whangarei.
![Taupo crash victim's daughter gutted at loss: 'It's not fair'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Taupo crash victim's daughter gutted at loss: 'It's not fair'
Leighton Ahuriri had celebrated his 60th birthday days before the crash.
![Taupo crash victims named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Taupo crash victims named
Police have released the names of the four people who died in the horrific Taupo crash.
![Spontaneous combustion ignites laundry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Spontaneous combustion ignites laundry
Fire prompts safety warning about stacking hot towels straight out of the drier.
![Pedestrian dead after being hit by car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Pedestrian dead after being hit by car
The crash happened just after 11pm near Kaikohe in the Far North.
![Boy, 13, dies in quad bike accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Boy, 13, dies in quad bike accident
A 13-year-old boy has died in a quad bike accident at Matawaia.
![SPCA calls for jailing of puppy basher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
SPCA calls for jailing of puppy basher
A top SPCA inspector wants the man accused of bashing a puppy sent to prison.
![Families help after kids vandalise school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Families help after kids vandalise school
Caregivers bring children to kura to confess after destructive rampage through rooms.
![College serves up trades training](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
College serves up trades training
Trades training in solid skills aimed at getting students ready for work in real world.
![Blood recipient says thanks for the boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Blood recipient says thanks for the boost
Ron Pattenden has an estimated 100 donors to thank for keeping him alive.
![Explore: Northland's retail crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Explore: Northland's retail crime
These startling figures are part of the most in-depth look at crime data ever undertaken.
![Northland's economy second strongest in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Northland's economy second strongest in NZ
Northland's "steaming" economy has outstripped every region except Nelson.
![Rugby: Kamo win their fifth on the trot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Rugby: Kamo win their fifth on the trot
Kamo coach says camaraderie played big part in vital 25-12 win over spirited Sharks.
![Elderly man's dog attacked again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=877)
Elderly man's dog attacked again
Jim Morgan, 93, and his pet were attacked by a dog last year - now it's happened again