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Peanut growing trial a success

Early harvests show great promise.

News snippets from Northland

News in briefs from Northland.

GP practice reports smooth start to children's vaccine rollout

Children aged 5-11 have been eligible to get the Pfizer paediatric vaccine since Monday.

Falling international log prices hurting Northland forestry contractors

A glut in log supply to China means an uncertain future for Northland forestry crew.

Lack of communication with family and friends worries local Tongans

Reports of no injuries or deaths in Tonga pleases Northland-based Tongans.

Fascinating navy chest tells tale of Captain Crozier

Captain Crozier's Chest, on display at Whangārei Museum, has a fascinating history

Honey company stung with $18K fine

Employment Relations Authority orders Northland company to pay sacked worker $18,000.

'We are at the start of a marathon' Northland DHB plans for Omicron outbreak

Northland DHB is planning for up to 85 Covid cases a day.

Tutukaka's tsunami-hit marina clean up continues, with bill expected to be in the millions

Civil Defence defends not triggering tsunami sirens, saying Tutukaka damage unexpected.

There are two epidemics in the fat west. One is of vanity, the other of longevity

Have the wowsers no grasp of happiness, no notion of the good it does?

News snippets from Northland

Firefighters brace for big day at Kaimaumau blaze; and Cody means beach volleyball canned.

Jonny Wilkinson: Q & A with epidemiologist Dr Amanda Kvalsvig

Disability is diverse and complex and it pays not to make assumptions.

Cyclone Cody could bring 8m swells to Northland's east coast beaches

Beachgoers warned of sea surges and possible closures.

Wheels and water and finding love: Meet the Whangārei Town Basin residents

A glimpse inside the lives of the Whangārei Town Basin marina residents.

Shark sightings increase in Northland as ocean warms

Warmer waters are bringing sharks closer to land this summer in Northland.

Carolyn Hansen: How to manage your stress levels

The negative health effects of ongoing, unchecked, chronic stress are many.

Family remembers 'funny, gentle' man lost after battle with depression

Isolation from family and friends caused by Covid contributed to death, family says.

Grass mown and plan for working bee at Whangārei's Jubilee Park

A cash donation has come from a retiree who used to live beside the park in its heyday.