Northland will move to Alert Level 3 restrictions from 11:59pm tonight, the Covid-19 Response Minister has confirmed. source...
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1BT grants for Northland planting
Forestry Minister Shane Jones has announced two One Billion Trees programme grants of more than $1.18 million to help hapu and iwi in Northland restore whenua and moana. “Many communities around Aotearoa have benefited...
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Lucky Lotto player from Whangārei takes home $1 million
Someone in Whangārei has woken up $1 million richer this morning. Photo / supplied Wednesday was a night to remember for one lucky Lotto player from Whangārei after winning the $1 million up for...
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Northland moves to level 3 after Aucklander with Covid visited
Northland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after an Aucklander with Covid obtained travel documents and spent several … source...
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Government unlocks $2 million drought relief for farmers, growers
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has today classified the drought in the North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chathams as a large-scale adverse event, unlocking up to $2 million in Government funding...
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Gangs in Northland: Number of members on police list misleading – expert Jarrod Gilbert
The are fewer gang members in Northland on the police’s current list, but the numbers can be misleading, a gang expert says. Photo / NZME The number of Northland-based gang members on the police...
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Auckland Covid rules to stay; Northland and Waikato at level 3 until Friday
Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland won’t be relaxed as alert level 3 “as it stands” will stay in place for another week. Waikato and … source...
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Government steps up with major drought relief package
The Government is stepping up its investment in drought-hit communities across the North Island with a major new drought relief package, announced today in Kaitaia by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. “The rural sector across...
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Northland news in brief: Fur seal died from malnourishment; and 0800 number to report gang activities
This fur seal was pictured happily enjoying the sun at McLeod Bay on June 22, but three days later it was dead, from malnourishment. Photos / Supplied A fur seal found dead at McLeod...
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Northland man denies murdering Gaelene Bright
NZ Police/Supplied Gaelene Bright, 69, who went missing on May 1, is described as kind, generous and full of enthusiasm. (File photo) A Northland man has denied murdering mother and grandmother Gaelene Bright in...
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