Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen Police say two people have been arrested after a fight in the Far North that led to a school lockdown and the closure of SH10. The incident unfolded just...
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Iwi leader says ‘Ōpōtiki-style’ raids possible in Northland meth crackdown
Photo: 123RF The chair of Te Runanga nui o Ngāpuhi said nothing is off the table including “Ōpōtiki-style” drug raids to crackdown down on methamphetamine use in his rohe. Ngāpuhi chairman Mane Tahere speaks...
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Iwi leader sounds alarm over Northland drug crisis
Police Minister Mark Mitchell said the “growing problem” of methamphetamine use wasn’t unique to New Zealand. Photo: AFP/ Juan Pablo Pino A Northland iwi leader is sounding the alarm over what he calls an...
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Police guards scene of sudden death in Whangārei
A scene guard is in place at a property in the Te Kamo suburb of Whangārei today. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen A scene guard is in place at a property in the Te...
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Northland has highest proportion on unemployment benefits
While much has been made of Wellington’s job cuts, it’s Northland that consistently has the highest proportion of its population on unemployment benefits. In February, 11 percent of the working age population was receiving...
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Northland Iwi leader on escalating meth use in region
Northland Iwi leader on escalating meth use in region Source link...
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Local elections: Two Northland mayors face in-house challenges
Moko Tepania and Ann Court could once again be Far North Mayoral rivals at the next local elections in October. Photo: NZME Far North Mayor Moko Tepania and Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo are both...
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Dargaville man committed ‘most prolific burglary offending I’ve seen’, judge says
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Cory Olsen. Photo: NZME / supplied A man who broke into 23 homes, stole three vehicles and went joyriding in other cars that were later recovered got...
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Health Targets Refocus System on Patient Care
New data highlights that while the Government’s commitment to health targets continues to stabilise the health system, increased service delivery is required to get on top of waitlists, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Ensuring...
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‘Safety is at risk’: Warning as meth and crime crisis in Northland worsens
The Northland town of Kaikohe and surrounding rural areas are in the grip of a worsening methamphetamine crisis, a Ngāpuhi leader says. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf A drugs and social crisis afflicting Northland is...
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