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Woman dies after boat flips in festive season's fourth water tragedy
A woman in her 60s after the boat she was in flipped in the Far North.
Best of 2019: Ice cream does make you happy, says dairy owner
Dieticians NZ head says messages around ice cream need to be responsible.
Drug addled youth now running rehab programme
A Kaitaia youth that went through a drug rehab programme, is now helping to run it.
Higher honours on Cooper's horizon
Could we see Onerahi Central's Henry Cooper in a Black Caps uniform in the near future?
Gun buy-back: Criminals and gangs should be focus of police - sport shooting representative
Government rushed process and should have waited for inquiry to be completed - opinion.
Hapu irate at breaches of rāhui at Mermaid Pools
Hāpu to seek police help in enforcing a rāhui over the Mermaid Pools.
Householders could lose homes after rating arrears
Far North homeowners could lose their properties due to long-overdue rates.
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
Stratford hero inspires zombie-themed book
Zombies and a crashed plane take centre stage in Paul Charman's new book.
Appeal board rules that ice cream makes you happy
Whangārei resident complained over sign outside a Maunu dairy.
Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats
Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.
Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site
Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.
Four men involved in Ōtangarei riot sentenced
Dominque Ormsby landed a coward punch to the back of a policeman's head during a riot
Residents call for more police presence to catch speeding drivers
Proposal to reduce speed on a number of high-risk Northland roads.
Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues
Grayson was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma when he was eight months old.
Road to redemption: Roswell's remarkable Black Sticks return
It's been four years out in the cold, now Dwayne Rowsell is back with a point to prove.
York proving mind over matter
Steve York did just three road rides before tackling four laps of Lake Taupō in 33 hours.
Scammer ordered to pay back $7000 to victims in online ticket scam
A Whangārei woman has been ordered to pay back money to victims she "ripped off".
Community charged after landlord requests removal of EV station
The EV charger was installed five years ago by Northpower.
Person trapped in machinery at Auckland's Gibbs Farm
An accident has happened at the well-known sculpture farm in Auckland.
Northland's newest pro golfer keeping his head
With a baby coming and a potential Japan Golf Tour card, Brown will have his hands full.
Can NRU get junior rugby right?
Changes are afoot for Northland junior rugby, possibly including the Taniwha Shield.
Inside man: Robbery plan devised by ex-Warehouse worker
Former employee jailed for helping plan aggravated robbery of the Dargaville Warehouse.
Council: Rising seas could force Dargaville move to higher ground
Dargaville's town centre may need higher ground to survive global warming.
Hallowed sporting ground abandoned to homeless
Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.
'Mother Load' wool nappy idea turns heads at competition
A Kaikohe mum has come up with the idea of biodegradable disposable wool nappies.
Cricket: NZ A hold on under England barrage
At 99 for 6, NZ A were in trouble as England's bowlers looked to pounce.
Drone used for the first time in arrest of Northland man
Police-operated drone tracks fleeing man across paddock in a first for Northland.
Residents fret over a lack of maintenance on flats
A lack of maintenance on pensioner flats necessitates their sale in Kaipara.
Sun, surf and a wedding: Inside Goodhue's summer
Jack Goodhue talks about his plans for the summer following his first rugby world cup.
High prices blamed for a drop in property values
Combined with lower interest rates that will lead to better affordability.
Virtual reality uses various scenarios for training firefighters
New fire fighting training technology provides scenarios just like the real thing.
On the beat with New Zealand's best canine police duo
Being a police dog handler is not a job for the faint hearted.