300 jobs on the line if Marsden Pt oil refinery closes
Shareholders to vote in August on whether to turn Marsden Pt into 'import terminal only'.
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Collins won't attend Waitangi if again denied speaking rights
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Return of New Zealand Tourism Awards welcomed
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Korean spiritual leader made to pay $1.24m for property purchase breaches
Judge accepted breaches were accidental and Lee's businesses had helped the Far North.
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Whangārei man tells jury of 'confession' to murder
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Nurses strike: 'I try to cry at home, I go to work afraid'
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Anglers awed by humpbacks breaching in Bay of Islands
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Cycle trail terror: Riders on Twin Coast route chased by dog pack
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Top Northland players pit skills for selection in the top team
Overwhelming support for big games at the NRU centennial celebrations.
Queen's Birthday Honours: Guided by ancestral wisdom
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Whangārei police appeal for sightings of van linked to drive-by shooting
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SNA opposition grows in Northland with protest hīkoi planned
Northlanders opposed to SNA policy to march in protest.
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New Zealand has a new Popstar and her family hail from Northland.
Northland police arrest nearly 50 people as gangs stripped of guns and cash
Police say the message sent to gangs with guns will be more powerful than the results.
Arrest after alleged gun threat at Horeke
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Northland town spearheads Covid-19 vaccine for all
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Police investigate reported shooting at backpackers hostel
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Auckland to Kerikeri growth corridor planned to aid development
Urban growth corridor stretching from Auckland to the Bay of Islands moves closer.