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Fairytale homecoming for Kaikohe's Johnny Cooper
It was a fairytale homecoming for Johnny Cooper at Kaikohe's Lindvart Park on Saturday.
Stop the sword fights: Milner message to primary healthcare
Infighting in Northland primary healthcare wasn't useful in the big picture, Milner said
Kaikohe fliers: Taniwha trounce woeful Waikato
It was possibly the best performance the Taniwha had produced all season.
New Towai market puts tiny town firmly on visitors' map
The town's first craft market had visitors from as far away as Auckland and Whangārei.
Concern as Northland's homeless crisis gets worse
More than 700 waiting to get into state's social housing in Northland.
School pets return for Whangārei Intermediate School athletics day
Students reunited with school pets at Whangārei Intermediate School athletics day.
Lawyer ordered to pay nearly 30K to former secretary
Employment Court upholds Employment Relations Authority ruling in Northland case.
Northland Police denies spike in violent crime
Begbie acknowledged the concern the Puketona incident had caused for people.
Graduating arts students' lockdown work on display
Stuck at home during lockdown, these NorthTec art students found inspiration in isolation
Arsenic, zinc and lead found at Puriri Park Rd development site
Contamination of the green-space soil won't stop a state housing development in Whangārei.
Northland principals head backs new vaping rules
Newman, an ex smoker himself, believed vaping was prevalent in high schools.
Māori health providers: Primary healthcare is unsustainable
Māori health provider heads Bill Halkyard and Errol Murray are calling for pay parity.
Kerikeri Domain upgrades to start thanks to $3m funding
Plans include new play areas, and replacing skateboard and basketball facilities.
New Northland MP slates council decision on Māori wards
"Making a decision for Māori wards would have shown leadership": Willow-Jean Prime.
'You can't take a life back once it's been taken': Northlander's plea
Kaiwaka's Tawhiri Littlejohn wants better decisions by Northland road users to save lives.
Farmer guilty of using electric prodders at rodeo
Rodeo's umbrella body has slammed Derek Robinson for using an electric prodder on steers.
Northland sites to be screened in 21 countries in TV show
A TV show filmed in Northland is to be broadcast in countries across the Pacific in 2021.
Mangamuka Gorge to reopen to traffic by Christmas
Slip repair teams will be working double shifts to accelerate work.
One Tree Point hosts top junior pairs
Sixteen teams have entered this weekend, eight men's and eight women's teams.
'Primary care will fall over': Northland GP's dire prediction
The quality of your healthcare could decrease if the pay parity issue was not resolved.
Ruakākā family demands return of stolen piglets sick with virus
Six piglets sick with rotavirus were swiped from a Ruakākā farm.
Female farmers put best gumboot forward
NorthTec course targets women who want to make a career in the farming industry.
Cosmetic medicine academy established in Northland
Northland's only advanced appearance medicine training academy has opened in Whangarei.
Northland news in brief: Hockey-a-thon, ASB closing
News snippets from around the region.
Only 300 tickets to be sold, so get in early for Diwali
Tickets for Diwali celebration in Whangārei sold through eventfinda for better tracking.
Whangārei could get its first Steiner school
Prime movers, sisters Amy Kirk and Tessa Lagerstedt, hope the school will open in 2022.
Northland woman crosses the finish line of Cape Reinga to Whangārei marathon tramp
Woman fresh off trek from Cape Reinga to Whangārei is a changed person.
Police put organised crime in Northland 'on notice'
Northland organised crime groups will have illegally-gained assets seized
Security to increase at tourist hotspot ahead of summer crowds
Highest risk relates to staff working alone, at night, with unreliable communications.
Wheels rolling for Northland police on new e-bike patrols
A three-month trial of e-bike police patrols has been launched in Northland.
ED at capacity: When should you go to hospital?
Find out when you should go to ED and when you shouldn't.
Dehydrated kiwi chick rescued from Northland paddock now thriving
Bruce will be released back into the area once his weight reaches 400g.