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Northland gets three of 21 new judges
Three new District Court judges will sit in Northland.

Vegans beat the carnivores - just
Should schools be telling kids what they should and shouldn't eat?

Red Cross needs a boost in Kaitaia
Red Cross offers great opportunities to give to local communities.

Lance O'Sullivan - no need to panic
Lance O'Sullivan says the coronavirus threat is being over-hyped.

Kindy kids in tune with their environment
Mission Place Kindergarten has earned an Enviroschools bronze award.

Police investigate slug gun shooting
A high-powered slug gun takes out a van's back window.

Vandals undo volunteers' good work
Teenagers are caught in the act of vandalising Kerikeri's Wairoa Stream track.

Nobles drapery is well remembered
Archie Noble made a big impression on his adopted town.

Bucket brigade saves the day
Waipapakauri residents of all ages douse a potentially disastrous

Stolen swing will be replaced
The FNDC will replace a special swing that was stolen from a Kaitaia Park.

Protest over boat access plans
Plans for a road to a boat ramp in the Bay of Islands strike opposition.

George is back to cutting firewood
There's no such word as retirement for this old gumdigger

Nine years and water still not flowing
The FNDC has been talking aquifer water for nine years and has achieved almost nothing.

FNDC acts to stave off water supply disaster
FNDC working to prepare for the worst case scenario.

The story of a soldier far from home
Archie Noble lived, did business and died far from home.

Even hand-held hoses banned in Kaitaia
Kaitaia has joined the FNDC's water restrictions list.

Northland shearing: Eight competitions in three months
The 2019-2020 shearing sports season's Northern region competitions kick off on Saturday.

All fires now banned
Permits are cancelled and all fires (except for hangi) are now banned.

Catalina coming to Kaitaia - this time?
A one of a kind flying boat is heading for Kaitaia.

Who should benefit from council reserves?
Should council reserves be for the benefit of a few?

Who's reponsible for dumped cars?
Neither cops nor council want to know about dumped cars.

Pharmacies to be weaned off fax machines
Pharmacies have until the end of the year to dispense with fax machines.

Leadership programme for rangatahi
Applications open for a young Maori leadership programme.

Hollywood writes its own bush fire script
Hollywood makes the most of the Aussie fire crisis.

Crash closes Double Crossing bridge
It took two hours to re-open the Double Crossing bridge after a tractor crash on Saturday.

We Are Water denies orchard vandalism
Tensions over concerns for the Aupouri aquifer spill over into vandalism.