The road was closed for two-and-a-half-years after being damaged in 2022 by bad weather. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge is closed, just a day after it...
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Bicycle riders seriously hurt in collision with motorcycle
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police are hunting for a motorcycle driver after two bicycle riders were seriously injured in a collision in a Whāngarei suburb Friday. A bicycle carrying two people was struck...
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Second dog attack on Taipā Beach upsets victim of first
Taipā Beach in Doubtless Bay. Photo: Google Maps A Northland woman attacked by roaming dogs earlier this month says it pains her to know a child has been mauled on the same beach. Kate...
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Second dog attack on Taipā Beach upsets victim of first
Taipā Beach in Doubtless Bay. Photo: Google Maps A Northland woman attacked by roaming dogs earlier this month says it pains her to know a child has been mauled on the same beach. Kate...
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Government To Celebrate Waitangi Day Around NZ
The Government will have senior representatives at Waitangi Day events around the country, including at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, but next year Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has chosen to take part in celebrations elsewhere....
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Far North calls time on booking multiple burial sites
Maintenance work at Kaikohe cemetery in the Far North. Photo: Far North District Council It might seem like planning in the extreme – but it turns out many of us like to be prepared...
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Access to Tāne Mahuta restored after three-month infrastructure project
The new boardwalk under construction. Photo: Supplied / Department of Conservation Access to the world’s biggest kauri is set to be restored this Saturday after an almost three-month project to upgrade visitor infrastructure and...
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Man found dead on Northland beach
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The body of a man has been found on a beach in Northland. Kaitaia police said the body was found by a member of the public about 2:30pm Thursday....
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Jubilation as SH1 Mangamuka Gorge road re-opens
Transport Minister Simeon Brown, MPs, councillors and mayors celebrate the imminent opening of State Highway 1. Photo: RNZ/Peter de Graaf More than half a million hours of labour by 1200 workers, with an average...
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Dog attacks and hospitalises eight-year-old girl at a Northland beach
The eight-year-old girl was taken to Kaitāia Hospital. Photo: 123RF An eight-year-old girl has been hospitalised after a dog attack at a Northland beach Wednesday afternoon. The far North District Council said in a...
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