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Police search for driver after house falls off truck in Far North

hosa February 26, 2025 0 Comment

The accident left the house abandoned and badly damaged on a rural road in the Far North. Photo: Supplied / Far North District Council Police are appealing for information about a bizarre incident involving...

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Remaining residents evacuated as massive Waipoua Forest fire rages in Northland

hosa February 26, 2025 0 Comment

Smoke from the fire. Photo: Karen Thoresen & Eric Wright The last few residents have reportedly been evacuated from Waipoua Settlement in Northland as the remote, forested area is threatened by a massive fire...

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Police name young boy who died in Northland driveway accident

hosa February 26, 2025 0 Comment

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller The young boy who died after being hit by a vehicle in a driveway in the Whangārei suburb of Te Kamo on Sunday has been named. Police said 3-year-old...

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Large fire rages in Northland’s Waipoua Forest, homes threatened

hosa February 26, 2025 0 Comment

Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Four helicopters and multiple fire crews are on their way to a large blaze raging in Northland’s Waipoua Forest. The fire is off Waipoua River Road, near Waipoua Settlement...

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Three-year-old dies in driveway incident in Whangārei

hosa February 25, 2025 0 Comment

Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police in Northland are investigating the death of a three-year-old in a driveway accident at the weekend. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, of Whangārei CIB, said police were...

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Police appeal to public following Northland armed robbery

hosa February 21, 2025 0 Comment

The vehicle used in the offending is described as a white Toyota Aqua with registration PSR418. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police Police are appealing to the public for information following an aggravated robbery in...

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Police identify teen trio over string of robberies

hosa February 21, 2025 0 Comment

Photo: 123rf.com Police in Dargaville have identified three teenage offenders involved in a string of burglaries this week. The burglaries targeted a retail store, dairy and petrol station in the early hours of Tuesday...

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Ngāpuhi leader Sonny Tau jailed after seven-year indecency case

hosa February 21, 2025 0 Comment

Former Ngapuhi Runanga chair Raniera (Sonny) Tau appears in Whangārei Court in October 2022 on charges of indecently assaulting a teenage girl then trying to pervert the course of justice. Photo: RNZ Ngāpuhi leader...

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Drunk driver Jake Hamlin gets home detention for crash that killed fashion designer Samantha Williams

hosa February 18, 2025 0 Comment

By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice reporter of Jake Hamlin was sentenced to 12 months’ home detention in the Whangārei District Court for driving drunk causing the death of Samantha Williams (inset) at Uretiti in...

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Kaitaia News Northland

Cataract Care Moves Closer to Home

hosa February 17, 2025 0 Comment

Ophthalmology patients in Kaitaia are benefiting from being able to access the complete cataract care pathway closer to home, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “Ensuring New Zealanders have access to timely, quality healthcare is...