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Councillors clash over new-look $62.5m Oruku Landing
Councillors are defending the development's sudden revival in the face of criticism.
Whangārei Aquatic Centre battleground for students' underwater Aquabots
More than 150 Northland students do underwater battles with robots they built.
Iconic rugby league ground not ready for matches as yet
Rugby league games moved from Jubilee Park to Tikipunga.
476 new Northland Covid cases as testing, vaxx and RATs centres have Easter Weekend opening hours
Northland records 479 new Covid cases today
Legal battle launched to stop rescue helicopters moving to Onerahi
Opponents to the NEST shift are preparing to take legal action to stop the NEST move.
Man ignored passengers' pleas to slow down ahead of fatal Northland crash
David Brown has been jailed for reckless driving that killed 13-year-old Deziah Martin.
Northland: Council meeting storm over conference facility
The extraordinary meeting is a way to kickstart further discussion about a new Oruku plan.
Northland Regional Council's new CEO is appointed from within
After an exhaustive search, Jonathan Gibbard is Northland Regional Council's new CEO.
Sandy Myhre's latest news from the Bay of Islands and surrounds
Aroha String Quartet performing, a comedy fest, and jobs for nature.
Opinion: Time to get serious about seatbelts
The cause of a third of our road fatalities gets no political attention.
A slice of orange: Northland finally leaves the red traffic light behind
The forecast for the weekend is orange as Northland reacts to the change in Covid setting.
Northland's Covid 19 cases down again today
Northland's Covid 19 case number see-saw again
Pain at the pump: Crash at Whangārei petrol station
A vehicle crashed into the Gull service station at Raumanga
15 months jail for Northland man who stole ute and trailer while owner was tying the load down
Man who used a river to escape police after stealing a ute and trailer has been jailed.
Comment: Matariki holiday provides a timely break
Latest from Whangārei MP Emily Henderson
Minimum wage chases rising inflation, small businesses struggle to keep up
As minimum wage increases chase rising inflation, are middle earners being left behind?
Northland news in brief; willow and poplar sale, truck rolls, person hit by car
The latest news bites from around the region
Kaumātua ask Marsden Pt protesters to leave
Local kaumātua want refinery protesters to leave Poupouwhenua (Marsden Point)
Whangārei Hospital to provide radiation therapy from 2025
Jim Carney Cancer Treatment Centre to be extended.
Northland District Health board reports 559 new Covid 19 cases today
Northland Covid cases continue to fluctuate
'Aladdin's cave' of drugs, guns and stolen property found
Guns, drugs and stolen property aplenty found after a police search in Whangārei.
Somehow the driver survived: Car goes airborne, lodges in school bus
The driver reportedly walked away from the crash.
Money for rail link to Marsden Pt welcomed in Northland
Rail proponents welcome the $550m spend on the Northland rail network.
High-income families less likely to get children jabbed
10 per cent of parents declined to have their children vaccinated.
Kaikohe footballing day attracts crowd to Lindvart Park
Kaikohe FC doing its bit to recruit next generation of football players
Who is the only Northland mayor to return in October's local Govt elections?
A local government specialist says huge amounts of experience and knowledge will be lost.
How to prepare for cyclone Fili's gale force winds and torrential downpours
Ex-tropical cyclone Fili threatens to bring severe gales up to 140km/h and heavy rain.
Group protesting the closure of Northland's Marsden Pt Oil Refinery
Protest group outside Northland's Marsden Pt Oil Refinery
More than 140 public houses planned in Northland over the next 15 months
Largest public housing project in several decades begins in Kaitaia.
NRC told limiting councillor numbers to ensure adequate remuneration not way to go
Northland Regional Council representation review given green light
Easter egg hunt and bouncy castle among entertainment at Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary
Park design programmes for youngsters to run during school holidays.