Two people have died and another person is in critical condition following a crash in Ahipara in the Far North. A single vehicle hit a tree on Kaitaia-Awaroa Road shortly before midnight. Two occupants...
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Govt fast-tracks 5G roll-out in regional towns
The Government is signing contracts with major telecommunications network operators today to speed up the rollout of 5G to regional towns across New Zealand, Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, Ginny Andersen announced...
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Whangārei businessman takes action to stop unauthorised parking
The private carpark on Bank St. A businessman has contracted a company to issue breach notices – with a fee of $95 – for people parking there without authorisation, after getting sick of people...
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Northland author Laughton King pens new book The Dyslexic Mind to help ‘diesel people’
Laughton King talks about his journey with dyslexia. Photo / Michael Cunningham As a 6-year-old, author Laughton King would kneel by his bed at night and pray to God saying this world was too...
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Caulerpa in Northland: Fisherman calls for community support
Whangārei’s Jason Kena regularly fishes and dives in the Bay of Islands and says everybody needs to do their bit to protect its moana in the face of caulerpa. Photo / Tania Whyte A...
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Police investigating fatal crash near Kaitāia
One person has died following a serious single-vehicle crash at Kaitāia late last night. Police were called to Takahue Rd about 10pm. A spokeswoman said the occupant of the car was transported to hospital....
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Mental health: Concerns around lack of youth-specific acute facility in Northland
Young people in Northland have to travel further afield to receive acute mental health care. Photo / 123rf Experts are calling for a youth-appropriate mental health facility in Northland so young people no longer...
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Electric seagliders to add to transport connectivity from Whangārei
US aerospace manufacturer Regent has successfully flown its prototype seaglider. Photo / Supplied An electric seaglider will turn a one-way trip between Whangārei and Auckland into a 45-minute jaunt but it won’t arrive in...
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Kaikohe women’s Premier team removed from competition
Arohanui Allen took the Northland Rugby Union and its CEO to court after her team was excluded from the rest of this year’s competition. Photo / Michael Cunningham A row is brewing between the...
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Our Treasures: What would we do without the electric jug?
This jug with mottled brown glaze and was made by Temuka Pottery and the National Electric and Engineering Company (NEECO). OPINION I was at an early morning market recently and spoke to a woman...
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