June 2025 – Page 2

10 Minutes

News Northland

Northland faces unsustainable court delays as homicide cases surge

hosa June 21, 2025 0 Comment

By Shannon Pitman, multimedia journalist, Whangārei of Whangarei High and District Court. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon There’s a well-known saying that justice delayed is justice denied. And in Northland, where the region is...

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News Northland

Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ's Northland

hosa June 20, 2025 0 Comment

Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ’s Northland Source link...

8 Minutes

News Northland

Northland’s ‘particularly vicious’ drought continues to bite

hosa June 19, 2025 0 Comment

So far this year Northland has been battered by record-breaking rain, a cyclone and even a tornado. But the region’s also had to contend with a drought, and nowhere was that more keenly felt...

3 Minutes

News Northland

Wagging, fights common at Dargaville High School, parents say as commissioner appointed

hosa June 19, 2025 0 Comment

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Aliases have been used in this story to ensure any current students remain anonymous. A commissioner will be appointed to run Northland’s Dargaville High School after a damning assessment...

7 Minutes

News Northland

Kapa haka group practises for first-ever public performance in Kerikeri

hosa June 18, 2025 0 Comment

Sophia Thomas and Rawi Pere lead the group in a practice session. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A kapa group with a difference is practising furiously for its first-ever public performance in Kerikeri...

2 Minutes

Kaitaia News Northland

Improving Orthopaedic Care in Northland

hosa June 18, 2025 0 Comment

The Government is delivering on its commitment to improve healthcare access across the country, with expanded orthopaedic services now reaching more patients in Northland, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “New Zealanders deserve timely, high-quality...

8 Minutes

News Northland

The realities of living in Northland’s most flood-prone town, Moerewa

hosa June 16, 2025 0 Comment

Northland’s seen it all so far this year – drought, record-breaking rainfall, a cyclone and even a tornado. Is this part of a new normal? Or just par for the course in a region...

1 Minute

News Northland

One dead following Dargaville crash

hosa June 14, 2025 0 Comment

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police say one person has died, after a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville. About 5.20pm, police said they were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Jervois Street. Despite...

5 Minutes

News Northland

‘Trump of the North’ will not seek re-election as mayor

hosa June 11, 2025 0 Comment

Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson will not be seeking re-election to the top job. Photo: NZME A controversial Northland mayor will not be standing for a second mayoral term. In a shock move, Kaipara Mayor...

3 Minutes

News Northland

Far North town Moerewa burned out on burnouts

hosa June 10, 2025 0 Comment

Police say the organisers are cooperating with police. Photo: 123RF Community leaders in the small Far North town of Moerewa are calling for a long-standing culture of doing “burnouts” to end before it ends...