Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Whangārei councillors have voted down a motion to abolish their Māori ward and return to the electoral system used in the 2019 election. Instead, they will retain the...
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Māori ward supporters to hold rally ahead of Whangārei District Council vote
Thursday’s rally will take place outside Whangārei District Council’s new headquarters, Te Iwitahi. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Whangārei becomes the latest district council to decide the future of its Māori wards when...
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Lowest income New Zealanders paying highest power prices, data reveals
Kerikeri retirees John and Lyn Logie, of Kerikeri, study their latest power bill. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The New Zealanders with the lowest incomes pay the nation’s highest power prices – and...
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Appeal for information about ute after death of Dargaville woman Joanna Sione-Lauaki
Joanna Sione-Lauaki’s body was found on isolated Ripiro Beach, which stretches more than 100km from Maunganui Bluff to Pouto Point. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Police investigating the death of a Dargaville woman...
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Northland man who attemped to escape police by swimming appears in court
Photo: RNZ A Northland man who led police on a slow-motion chase across the Bay of Islands has appeared in court on a raft of charges relating to his weekend escapade. Levi Johns, of...
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Final stage of the Far North’s biggest community housing development set to open
Labour MP Peeni Henare, Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi chief executive Tia Ashby, Green MP Hūhana Lyndon, Far North Holdings chief executive Andy Nock, and Kāinga Ora Northland director Jeff Murray in May. Photo:...
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Suspected boat burglar swims away from police in slow-motion Bay of Islands chase
The man swam across the channel to Ōkiato, followed by police in an inflatable boat. Photo: Supplied A suspected boat burglar has been arrested after jumping into the tide and leading police on a...
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Tropical fruit tree seedlings in high demand as climate changes
Red pineapples are among the fruits that Aaron McCloy grows. Photo: RNZ/Sally Round Growing pawpaw in Invercargill and bananas in Waikato is not such a weird idea these days, a tropical fruit tree grower...
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Dargaville Hospital to remain open despite nurses strike next week
Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Dargaville Hospital will remain open during a nurses’ strike next week and outpatients should attend their appointments unless told otherwise, Health New Zealand says. New Zealand Nurses Organisation...
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Tikipunga house fire: Man arrested following fatal blaze
Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Whangārei man has been arrested over a house fire that killed 61-year-old John Reuben. Reuben, also known as Hoani Reupena-Tuoro, died after a fire, allegedly started in...
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