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Seatbelt could have saved Takahue crash driver — police
Passer-by, St John medics and firefighters all attempted CPR but driver died at the scene.
Rugby: Moerewa keep playoff hopes alive with win over Wellsford
Missed opportunities cost Wellsford in Premier rugby.
Let there be light: Matariki festival returns to Oromahoe
Lantern trail, music, costumes, kai and crafts showcased at school fundraiser.
Matariki goes global: Northlanders join celebrations in Europe
Two days of festivities, activities planned as Dutch museum marks Matariki.
Author Laughton King opens up about 'incredibly lonely' life with dyslexia
Retired psychologist Laughton King says dyslexia is wildly misunderstood.
Police monitoring gang members travelling through Northland after tangi in South Auckland
Gang convoy in Northland monitored by police after earlier tangi in South Auckland
Hundertwasser and three others buildings recognised at national architecture awards
Three other buildings in Northland have also been recognised.
'Terrible gap' in mental health care means kids admitted to adult services
One in four young people are admitted to adult inpatient services in Aotearoa.
Baby great white leaves safety of Far North 'nursery' for Port Waikato
Food may have prompted shark's long journey.
Mammoth 14-hour effort to help yachtie out at sea pushes rescuers to their limit
Volunteers rushed from Marsden Cove to the yacht in need north of Great Barrier Island.
Legal stoush: Women’s premier rugby team kicked out of comp amid conduct breach claims
Premier women's team booted out of the competition for breaches of the code of conduct
Pothole ends morning school bus run
Giant potholes highlight maintenance backlog caused by wet weather, deputy mayor says
Whangārei businessman sick of people using his private carpark
People parked there blocking in cars of those businesses.
‘Transformational’ business park opens, hundreds of jobs beckon Kaikohe
So far the park includes 10ha berry farm, two training institutes, and an ‘innovation hub’
Coldest mornings of the year chill Northland
Rain to come to Northland from Thursday evening.
Council expected to move soon over makeshift camp on Whangārei public land
Makeshift camp on public land in Whangārei may be dismantled
Dog owner distraught after pet in kennel's care dies on road
Owner defends his business saying it is run well and has many regular, happy customers.
Learning to feed their families for less
Far North cooking graduates relish new skills to feed whanau and communities.
NRC divers get to work in a bid to control caulerpa
A Caulerpa trial treatment tool has been put in place in the Bay of Islands.
Police car involved in crash that closed Whangārei road
Traffic is being diverted away from Hatea Dr in the Town Basin.
$1.74m for avocado orchard on Kaipara iwi's land near Dargaville
Kaipara iwi Te Uri o Hau gets $1.74m to develop avocado orchard
Hot water bottle injuries in Northland cost ACC $175K in five years
Record winter for Northland hot water bottle injury claims.
Diagnostic services receive state-of-the-art addition
TRG Imaging to bring high-tech imaging services to the Far North.
Linda Woods' whānau's powerful message to alleged killer's family
The whānau acknowledge the family of the murder accused, saying Kaikohe is a 'small town'.
Unpopular Bay of Islands' dog park plans revisited
The Far North council is investigating other options for a dedicated dog park in Kerikeri.
Club rugby: Wellsford give Mid Northern a fright before losing
Mid Northern scramble well in defence to hold out a rampant Wellsford.
Off-beam: Whangārei e-scooter injuries soar
There's been a 400 per cent rise in claims for e-scooter injuries in Whangārei in a year.
Shane Reti: Infrastructure vital for the north
OPINION: Shane Reti explains National's Infrastructure for the Future plan.
Bream Bay students the new guardians of Pukekauri Dam
Four schools in the Bream Bay area have joined together in a bid to stamp out pests
News briefs from Northland: Lotto winner, rāhui in place and series of crashes
News snippets from Northland.
‘So much to be hopeful for’: Why Kaikohe’s future looks better now than for decades past
Social housing, indoor sports centre, hundreds of jobs on the horizon for struggling town.
Council calls for submissions on dog rules
'It’s out the gate' - Whangārei resident concerned about out-of-control dogs.
Body of missing Whangārei man Veon Smith found in reserve
Police say the 48yo's death is not being treated as suspicious.