Latest from Dargaville

‘Totally bizarre’: Kiwi woman puzzled by unexpected cholera diagnosis

Health officials say the non-toxigenic strain poses no public health risk.

Locals fear sand mining will turn pristine beaches into mud

Locals fear dredging Bream Bay will damage beaches and marine life.

Kaipara Council seeks $24k costs after Māori ward court challenge

Mayor Jepson said defending the challenge cost over $160,000.

Meridian's solar farm in Northland gets go-ahead with wetland protections

The 250,000-panel solar farm could power half of Northland's homes.

‘Critically endangered’: DoC survey seeks Māui dolphin sightings

The DoC survey aims to find Māui dolphin numbers off North Island's west coast.

Grace Millane handbag appeal: Northland women stepping up to help out

The appeal was started in memory of Grace Millane, who was murdered in 2018.

‘It’s real bad’: Northland’s shocking rate of vehicle testing failures

More than a quarter of the country's vehicles fail their fitness checks on testing

Watch: Dramatic cruise ship rescue by Northland helicopter crew

A cruise ship worker with a serious eye injury needed urgent hospital treatment.

Missing boat still a big hazard, owner considers court action

A ketch left to drift on police instructions during a rescue last year remains missing.

The unexplained disappearance of mail from Hokianga's postal system

Mail going missing include a handmade bag, a heartfelt letter and cards to grandchildren.

What does a hot, dry summer mean for kiwi?

Northland's had a hot, dry summer - what does that mean for kiwi?

What's with all the kiwi in central Whangārei?

Why are kiwi being spotted in Whangārei's central business district?

Russell Forest less 61 feral deer during joint conservation initiative

Efforts to eradicate feral deer from Northland are going well, authorities say

Dargaville records lowest annual rainfall as dry spell continues

Record dry weather recorded in parts of Northland, but growers cheer no heavy rain.

'Emotional train wreck': Skipper's ordeal after ketch left to drift

Yachtie says his $250,000 ketch is adrift off Northland after rescuers failed to secure it

‘Really disruptive’: Northland businesses hit hard by fibre outage

Northland businesses hit by 12-hour internet outage after digger damages fibre cable.

Thousands of Kiwis without internet after digger pulls up fibre cable

There is currently no estimate for the restoration time.

Police investigating after baby hospitalised with serious head injuries

The baby was flown to Whangārei Hospital and later transferred to Starship hospital.