Veon Smith has been missing since 4 June. Photo: Supplied/ Police Police are concerned for the welfare of missing Whangārei man Veon Smith, and are asking anyone who has seen him or knows where...
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King’s Birthday Weekend marks 70 years of marriage for Northland couple
Ian and Muriel Hodgson, from Onerahi, were married the day before Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. Photo / Michael Cunningham Seventy years ago when the late Queen was about to be crowned and...
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Kaikohe homicide investigation: Police find DNA believed to be linked to intruder
Police cordon off a property at the centre of a homicide investigation on Taraire Street, Kaikohe. Photo: Emma Stanford / RNZ Police say they have found DNA which they believe to be linked to...
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Breakthrough as police retrieve DNA from Kaikohe homicide investigation scene
Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Police cordon a property on Taraire St in Kaikohe, where a woman died after a home invasion on Thursday night. 71-year-old Kaikohe woman Linda Woods was killed on Thursday night during a...
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Injured student hospitalised last year at Northland school involved in Abbey Caves tragedy
By Denise Piper of Whangārei Boys’ High School Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Northland high school involved in the death of a student at Abbey Caves had two other students suffer serious injuries...
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Guilty: Northland Oranga Tamariki caregiver sexually abused young girl
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon WARNING: This story deals with sexual abuse and may upset some readers. A young girl hung her head before withdrawing...
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King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours 2023: Waimamaku rural nurse Venus Cherrington awarded QSM
Waimamaku community stalwart Venus Cherrington has been awarded a Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) in the King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list for her service to health and the community. But, she says, there’s an...
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Boxing: Pīpīwai welcomes home IBF Women’s World Heavyweight champ Lani Daniels
IBF women’s world heavyweight champion Lani Daniels has been welcomed home in Whangārei after her community organised a special homecoming. Droves of whānau, friends and community supporters crowded Pīpīwai Rd on Friday to welcome...
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King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours 2023: Ralph Correa recognised for advocating ethnic inclusion in Northland
Whangārei JP Ralph Correa has been recognised for services to the Indian community in Northland. Photo / Tani Whyte A Queen’s Service Medal* awaited Ralph Correa after more than a decade of advocating for...
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Caulerpa invasive seaweed: Omakiwi Cove, Bay of Islands anchor ban as Government response ramps up
Rawhiti’s Rana Rewha at Omakiwi Cove with caulerpa washed up on the beach. Photo / Susan Botting Boaties from around the world will soon be banned from stopping at one of the Bay of...
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