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Video evidence of Dargaville attack
Footage from the police Taser gun allegedly used by a woman against a Northland policeman during a vicious assault is now being used as potential evidence against the attackers.

Five attacks on police
A mob attack on a Waikato policeman on Christmas Day came soon after another two police officers were hospitalised following a brutal attack in Dargaville.

Taser turned on police
A woman allegedly used a brick as a weapon and tried to shoot a police officer with his own taser in a brutal attack by a group of youths on Christmas Day.

Crash kills tanker driver
The driver of a Fonterra milk tanker was killed yesterday when his truck crashed into a drain near Dargaville. The man died at the scene, said Northland fire service spokesperson Tania Matthews.

Dargaville man jailed for viewing child porn
A judge declined home detention for a Dargaville man who admitted viewing child pornography and sent him to prison for 15 months.

Run over toddler in stable condition
A three-year-old girl who was run over in a marae carpark near Dargaville on Saturday is in a stable condition in Starship Children's Hospital.

One dead, eight hurt in crash
Eight elderly people who were injured when their van rolled in Northland have been discharged from hospital tonight. An elderly woman was killed in the crash.

Dargaville: Northern exposure
Dargaville and the southern Kauri Coast are often overlooked but as Cate Foster finds, the region has hidden charms.