Fire crews attending the blaze on Western Hills Drive. Photo / Angela Woods A man was injured in a fire at a unit on Western Hills Drive, Whangārei on Monday afternoon. Two fire appliances...
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Northland family of six’s frantic search for rental after house red-stickered
Jonathan Trask has only just managed to find a temporary accommodation after his house was red-stickered. Photo / Mike Dinsdale Jonathan Trask had just spent about $100,000 putting in a new kitchen and bathroom,...
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Northland news in brief: Curiosity bags cat; teen guilty of manslaughter and gunshot after argument
The ‘suspicious activity’ police were called to investigate on Sunday night turned out to be a cat with a teapot stuck on its head. Cat in a hot tin… teapot? Northland police were called...
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State Highway 25 in Coromandel partially reopens to light vehicles after latest slip
State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Whangamatā was closed by a washout on Monday. Photo: Supplied / Thames-Coromandel District Council State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Whangamatā was closed after a washout on Sunday,...
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Shane Reti: Whangārei Police Station should have 24-hour counter service
Whangārei Police Station should be open 24/7, National’s Whangārei-based List MP Shane Reti says. OPINION Many people have asked me why the counter services at Whangārei Police Station are only open for business hours...
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Man arrested after Whangārei incident where woman left with serious injuries
A 37-year-old man was arrested after the pedestrian was seriously injured. Photo / NZME One person has been arrested after an incident where a person was seriously injured in Morningside, Whangārei on Sunday morning....
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Pair who shaved woman’s head as she held child discharged without conviction
The judge described the attack on a mum holding her child as disgraceful and demeaning. Photo / 123rf Two friends intent on revenge barged into a woman’s house and shaved her head as she...
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Teenager admits manslaughter after Northland car crash death
Denise Piper/Stuff The two boys, now aged 16 and 14, appeared in the High Court in Whangārei on Monday. (File photo) A teenager has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of Northland man...
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Obituary: Whangārei Heads community farewells legendary local Murdoch Ross
Murdoch Ross on his beloved 1954 Massey Ferguson tractor. Photo / John Stone Whangārei Heads stalwart Murdoch Ross lived a life true to his favourite saying: “Aim for the top and don’t look back.”...
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Hello Kit-tea: Cops save cat with teapot on its head
Northland Police/Supplied Northland police took this mugshot of a ginger cat with its head stuck in an aluminium teapot after someone heard “loud banging and clanging” outside their home late at night. Police alerted...
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