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MPI investigating sale of toheroa on social media site
Ripiro Beach kaitiaki annoyed at woman offering toheroa for sale on Facebook.

Northland's historic Ruapekapeka Pā site to get $8.5M in Government funding
Northland's historic Ruapekapeka Pā site to get $8.5M in Government funding.

Head-on crash driver steals good Samaritan's car
A man stops to help at a head-on smash. His reward? The offending drive steals his car.

NRC and DoC looking into illegal concreting in Whangārei stream
Illegal concreting of waterfall's edge in Poroti is affecting the safe passage of eels.

Increase in online shopping scam worries police and Netsafe
Increase in complaints of Northlanders being ripped off buying goods online.

Justice has been served, say local Muslims
Like others, Northland Muslims welcome life sentence handed to Brenton Tarrant.

Father of five with lung cancer given home detention
Northlander would have gone to jail for driving offences had it not been for cancer.

School principals speak out about violence involving students
More police officers deployed in Whangārei CBD after mass brawl.

Police advise people to be vigilant after spike in burglaries
Vehicles and trailers have been targeted at businesses and residences in Whangārei.

Six weeks jail for quarantine breach
Whangārei man jailed for six weeks for breaching Covid-19 quarantine rules.

Kaitaia man jailed for four years six months for manslaughter of four-week-old daughter
Kaitaia man jailed for four years six months for manslaughter of four-week-old daughter

Business owners believe break-ins linked
Whangārei business owners fed up with repeated burglaries say they are linked.

Policeman injured trying to stop carjacker
Woman also suffers injuries after man pulls her out of car in Whangārei and drives away.

Man in custody after carjacking incident in Whangārei
Man assaults driver of a car in Whangārei and drives away in a carjacking incident.

Frustration as essential workers get quizzed at Auckland checkpoints
The woman says Defence staff demand a letter only required of non-essential workers.

'We are now technically an island ': Concern as lockdown cuts Northland off
A Northland mayor is calling on the government to help after the region was cut off.

'It was like summer': Holidaymakers flock to Northland, smashing visitor records
Takings up 100% at some attractions, but Auckland's Covid outbreak may end the boom.

Northland councils help remove waste after owners defied order
A tender for the clean-up of hazardous materials in Ruakākā has been let.

Covid 19 Coronavirus: Whangārei man admits isolation break-in
A Whangārei man has admitted breaking into a Covid-19 isolation facility in Auckland.

Man in court over alleged Northland child sex abuse ring
Man in court over alleged Northland child sex abuse ring

Northland man to appear in court over kauri tree felling
A Northland man has been arrested and charged over the felling of kauri tree at hospital.

Whangārei man in court over quarantine break-in
Morningside man has phone-in court hearing after isolation break-in at Crowne Plaza.

Man to appear in Whangārei District Court on covid breach
Man on charge of breaching Covid 19 Act to appear in Whangārei District Court.

The 320km round-trip to break into isolation in Auckland: Man arrested
Whangārei man allegedly forced his way into managed isolation in Auckland.

Northland poll not gospel, says Shane Jones
Shane Jones hit back after poll, urging voters to keep faith in NZ First.

Man killed on SH1 in Northland while walking at night
Police want to speak to anyone who saw couple walking along SH1 before fatality.

Burglar fuels drug addiction by stealing cigarettes and cash
Guilty pleas to charges of burglaries of service stations and theft of cash and tobacco.

John Key: Let in 'rich Americans' who want to buy a house
Sir John Key says we need to reopen the border or face 'a very significant contraction'.

2000 cannabis plants found in police operation
Two men have been charged after a growing operation was discovered near Kerikeri.