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![Could Northland's escapee Water Dragon still be out there somewhere?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Could Northland's escapee Water Dragon still be out there somewhere?
Two pet Water Dragons that escaped a Pataua South owner in 2022 were never recovered.
![Northland Taniwha's Ranfurly Shield hopes on the line in Napier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Northland Taniwha's Ranfurly Shield hopes on the line in Napier
It's been nearly 46 years since Northland last won the Shield.
![Residents fear more alcohol-related harm if liquor licence approved](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Residents fear more alcohol-related harm if liquor licence approved
The applicant says he would not harm the community and only wishes to be part of it.
!['Terrifying': Nurses working in hospital without doctors to protest with strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Terrifying': Nurses working in hospital without doctors to protest with strike
The one-hour strike shows nurses are unhappy treating patients without an on-site doctor.
![Free workshops for Northland weed busters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Free workshops for Northland weed busters
Free workshops for Northlanders keen to tackle the region’s worst weeds
![Fake police officers scamming people for money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Fake police officers scamming people for money
Scammers impersonating police are trying to fleece people out of money.
!['Zombie fish' causing concern for Northland's longest river](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Zombie fish' causing concern for Northland's longest river
“We didn’t think too much of them until we started catching a lot of them."
![Intoxicated driver killed much-loved policewoman and wants to avoid conviction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Intoxicated driver killed much-loved policewoman and wants to avoid conviction
Guilty driver had consumed beer and cannabis.
![Pet rule changes could help people escape family harm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Pet rule changes could help people escape family harm
Victims of family harm could benefit from changes to the Residential Tenancies Bill.
![Can you still bag a bargain at op shops?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Can you still bag a bargain at op shops?
Shoppers have noticed a marked increase in prices at their favourite opportunity stores.
![Dargaville residents "terrified and frustrated" by noisy burnouts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Dargaville residents "terrified and frustrated" by noisy burnouts
'Everyone including my wife and me is terrified.'
![Police working hard to uncover details behind death of Jo Sione-Lauaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Police working hard to uncover details behind death of Jo Sione-Lauaki
An investigation into the unexplained death of the Dargaville woman is continuing.
![‘I didn’t hurt my wife’: Husband denies ‘rumours’ at wake for mum found dead on beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘I didn’t hurt my wife’: Husband denies ‘rumours’ at wake for mum found dead on beach
"Because I’m Black Power, they instantly think, ‘Oh, he’s done that'."
!['I want answers': Family of mum found dead on beach desperate for information on eve of tangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'I want answers': Family of mum found dead on beach desperate for information on eve of tangi
Police believed to be looking for man seen with Jo Sione-Lauaki in lead-up to her death.
!['It's like she just disappeared': Family of Jo Sione-Lauaki say police suspect foul play](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'It's like she just disappeared': Family of Jo Sione-Lauaki say police suspect foul play
Police have asked for sightings of a Mitsubishi Outlander near Omamari Beach.
![Police appeal for sightings of Dargaville mum's car amid death investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Police appeal for sightings of Dargaville mum's car amid death investigation
A black Mitsubishi Outlander found in the car park at Omamari Beach is now the focus.
![Family still in dark over mum's mystery death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Family still in dark over mum's mystery death
Grieving whānau expect 600 people for Dargaville mum Jo Sione-Lauaki's tangi.
![‘Help’: Husband believes ‘someone else was involved’ after wife’s final text before unexplained death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘Help’: Husband believes ‘someone else was involved’ after wife’s final text before unexplained death
"She sent me a text that said, ‘Help’", Jared Sione-Lauaki says of wife Jo's final message
![‘I apologise to patients every day’: Northlanders suffer as health crisis takes hold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
‘I apologise to patients every day’: Northlanders suffer as health crisis takes hold
Patients are being misdiagnosed, face hours of travel for treatment or can't see a GP.
![Long waits for Family Court time: Northland lags behind rest of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Long waits for Family Court time: Northland lags behind rest of NZ
Northland has some of the country's longest wait times for Family Court services.
![Whangārei school ex-chair remembered as 'the kindest man on earth'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Whangārei school ex-chair remembered as 'the kindest man on earth'
"...We as a community wish to send our deepest love and support to his whanau..."