Someone has stolen Russel Blank’s foot and he is, to put it politely, “pissed off” about it. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf Someone has stolen Russel Blank’s foot and he is, to put it mildly,...
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Rural Health Roadshow Seeks Community Input
Associate Health Minister with responsibility for Rural Health and Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey announced today he will be coming to 12 rural locations across the country on a Rural Health Roadshow, starting...
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High Court quashes Anthony Harrison’s arson conviction over Kerikeri fire
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of The fire on Waipapa Road, Kerikeri which destroyed Harrison’s business. Photo: NZME / Supplied When Anthony Harrison tried to explain how linseed oil caused a fire that...
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Police investigating after man found dead in Kawakawa carpark
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen Northland Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a carpark in Kawakawa on Sunday morning. Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston said police were called to Station Road...
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Waipu crash leaves Northland couple’s lives shattered, driver sentenced
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Emergency services from Auckland and Northland attended the crash on Cove Road, Waipu, on 3 April, last year. Photo: Supplied/ Open Justice / NZME -Michael Cunningham A...
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Far North couple want council, government to buy out flood-prone home
Kimberlee and Gary Whitehead at their home in the Far North’s Pupuke Valley as last week’s flood subsides. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf Every time it rains, fear gnaws in Gary Whitehead’s gut. He and...
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Two arrested after Far North altercation causes school lockdown, SH10 shutdown
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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