Local Māori landowners and surf club have opened their popular surfing spot, Te Kōhanga (Shipwreck Bay), to the wider … source...
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Centre that ‘put Whangārei on the map’ faces financial shortfall
Whangārei’s Hundertwasser Art Centre could run out of money by October 2025. Photo: Peter de Graaf / RNZ Whangārei’s acclaimed, but controversial, Hundertwasser Art Centre could run out of money by October 2025 –...
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Transport leader says 10-week SH1 Brynderwyns closure not justifiable
Huge changes to SH1 over the Brynderwyns mean environmental impacts for surrounding native bush and native creatures such as rare Hochstetter frogs. Photo: Supplied/ NZTA A Northland regional transport leader has slammed NZTA Waka...
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Northland College declares financial exigency, not announcement of closure
The declaration is the start of a defined process to explore program, staffing, and budget adjustments to preserve the institution’s … source...
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MnDOT announces construction projects across Northland and state
Nearly two dozen road construction projects will be underway across the northland this year. For more Local News from KBJR: … source...
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Four children among seven injured in Northland crash as police seek witnesses
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police are looking for witnesses to a serious crash in Waipu Wednesday that injured seven people, four of them children. The two-vehicle crash happened on Cove Road north of...
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Free school lunches making a real difference – Northland principal
Senior students line up for nachos at Tikipunga High School. Photo: Peter de Graaf A Northland school is urging the government to rethink its plans to cut back the free lunches programme, saying the...
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Woman charged with murder after Northland death
A homicide investigation is underway after a woman died in Northland overnight. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen A woman has been charged with murrder over a death in in Northland overnight. Police were called...
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NZ Police Begin Pukenui Homicide Probe, Suspect Arrested
A homicide investigation has been launched and a woman has been arrested following a death in Pukenui on Thursday morning. Detective Inspector Al Symons, Northland CIB, says Police responded to reports of an incident...
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Northland hapū occupies abandoned school, demand whenua back at no cost
Tōwai Primary School in Northland was closed in 2005. Photo: Google Maps Members of Northland hapū Ngāti Hau have occupied a long-abandoned primary school seeking a return of their whenua to them – at...
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