More than 400 Northlanders queue for a state house
117 per cent hike in people wanting state houses in Northland in just one year.
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Mechanic suspended from issuing WOFs
Garage owner suspended from issuing warrant of fitness certificates.
Town on waiting list for water deliveries
Mangawhai water carriers want urgent action as people run low on tank water.
Marsden Pt rail link more a promise than a maybe
Geotech study on proposed Marsden Pt rail line complete but no start date yet.
Notorious Northland road claims another life
Another death on notorious stretch of Northland road prompts calls for four-lane highway.
Wasp attack: Northland woman lucky to be alive
Vivienne Hollis was swollen, struggling to breathe and slipping out of consciousness.
Kerikeri man, 25, arrested over explosion on beach
Meanwhile 40 firefighters and two choppers still battling massive Horeke blaze.
School costs overwhelm struggling families
Uniform and stationery costs can be overwhelming for families as school starts back.
More sizzling weather as Aussie heatwave hangs around
Northland's fine weather to continue as Aussie heatwave hangs around.
Heatwave: Total fire ban declared in Northland
Heat and little rain prompt total fire ban in Northland.
Nearly 190 vehicles stolen in six months alone
The Toyota Hilux is the most frequently stolen vehicle in Northland.
Dargaville teens break cycle of crime
Two Dargaville teens help stressed holiday makers find bike.
Swimmers and surfers watch shark feeding
Beachgoers at Waipū Cove scared by a bronze whaler.
Lotto bonus ticket nets Auckland woman $1 million
The winner had ticket from Dargaville Countdown in the bottom of her handbag for a week.
$8.3m Lotto-winning Granny still working
Northland grandmother still working despite winning $8.3m in Powerball.
Woman issues warning after narrowly avoiding email scam
Pat Fowler has a warning for others.
'He'd rather go with Sandy': 95yo who lost 'best mate' in dog attack flooded with support
Jim Morgan's fox terrier cross, Sandy, put down on Monday due to severity of leg injuries.
Attack was spearfisherman's second encounter with a shark that day
The mako attack wasn't the Kerikeri man's first encounter with a shark that day.
95-year-old devastated after 'best friend' put down following attack by 6 dogs
Jim Morgan's dog was attacked by six dogs while the pair were walking in Kaikohe.
95-year-old Northland man's pet has to be put down after attack by six dogs
Jim Morgan, an ex-serviceman, is virtually blind and Sandy was his companion.
Spearfisher frees himself from jaws of 2m mako shark
The attack hasn't made the Kerikeri man more wary of being in the water.
Spearfisher survives shark attack with fish intact
The Kerikeri man was spearfishing when the shark "came out of nowhere".
Spur-of-the-moment decision led to fatal shooting of John Harris
Nicky Dodd was sentenced to four years, four months for manslaughter.
Firefighters ditch Christmas parade for rescue
Firefighters skip Christmas parade to rescue precariously perched paraglider.
Northland police station hours talk is 'spin', MP says
Government ''spin'' about Dargaville Police Station hours, says Northland MP Matt King
Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids
Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.
Army might be needed to help with Northland meningococcal vaccine programme
The army could be called in to help run dozens of meningococcal vaccine clinics.
Stranded whales believed attacked by orcas
The whales, believed to be pygmy whales, are the second stranding in three days.
Crash victim wanted to 'sing until he died'
87-year-old had been at a music club get-together and was just minutes from his home.
Meningococcal response: 'Still sitting on their hands'
Northland doctors and emergency departments are on alert for meningococcal disease
Garage stripped of WoF licence after seatbelt fails, 'unsafe' car crashes
Dargaville Diesel Specialists has had its licence to issue WoFs suspended.
Ambulance staff hired out for private events
St John says it's providing appropriate care despite paramedic shortage.
Mum's run a triumph over depression
'I thought I was a monster and I wasn't cut out to have children.'
Oil spill but Marsden Pt refinery sucks it up
An absorbent boom was used to soak up an oil leak from a faulty Refining NZ fuel line.