Lake Ōmāpere in March this year, when an algae bloom turned the water a lurid green. Photo: Supplied / NIWA An ambitious plan to restore the health of Northland’s largest lake is set to...
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Mystics too strong for Magic in netball clash
The Mystics’ Sophia Lafaiali’i hauls in the ball against the Magic, during an ANZ Premiership match in Hamilton, on Saturday 21 June. Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Northern Mystics have beaten the...
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Northland faces unsustainable court delays as homicide cases surge
By Shannon Pitman, multimedia journalist, Whangārei of Whangarei High and District Court. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon There’s a well-known saying that justice delayed is justice denied. And in Northland, where the region is...
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Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ's Northland
Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ’s Northland Source link...
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Northland’s ‘particularly vicious’ drought continues to bite
So far this year Northland has been battered by record-breaking rain, a cyclone and even a tornado. But the region’s also had to contend with a drought, and nowhere was that more keenly felt...
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Wagging, fights common at Dargaville High School, parents say as commissioner appointed
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Aliases have been used in this story to ensure any current students remain anonymous. A commissioner will be appointed to run Northland’s Dargaville High School after a damning assessment...
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Kapa haka group practises for first-ever public performance in Kerikeri
Sophia Thomas and Rawi Pere lead the group in a practice session. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A kapa group with a difference is practising furiously for its first-ever public performance in Kerikeri...
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Improving Orthopaedic Care in Northland
The Government is delivering on its commitment to improve healthcare access across the country, with expanded orthopaedic services now reaching more patients in Northland, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “New Zealanders deserve timely, high-quality...
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The realities of living in Northland’s most flood-prone town, Moerewa
Northland’s seen it all so far this year – drought, record-breaking rainfall, a cyclone and even a tornado. Is this part of a new normal? Or just par for the course in a region...
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One dead following Dargaville crash
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police say one person has died, after a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville. About 5.20pm, police said they were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Jervois Street. Despite...
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