Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been rescued after their plane landed in the water at the Bay of Islands this morning. Police said they received a mayday call at around 10.10am...
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Fatal Crash, Tokerau Beach | Mirage News
Police can release the name of the teenager killed after a crash on a Far North Beach a week ago. The crash involving a 4WD vehicle was reported on Tokerau Beach on 14 November...
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Te Pāti Māori turns down hui offer
Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith The chairperson of Te Rūnanga Ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi says he is “extremely disheartened” by Te Pāti Māori declining an invitation to meet with...
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Kaitaia Homicide: Name Release 20 November
Police can now confirm the name of the victim of the homicide Kaitaia homicide on Sunday, 16 November. He was Alister Montgomery Knight, 80, of Kaitaia. Acting Detective Inspector Tania Jellyman, Northland CIB, says...
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Roaming dogs in Northland: ‘People have had enough’
A wandering dog in Moerewa in the Far North. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Northland’s roaming dog epidemic has turned a Whangārei grandmother into a prisoner in her own home. Tracy Clarke says...
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Auckland crews called in after fire in building at Port Whangārei
Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi Fire and Emergency says Auckland crews have been called in to assist with the dampening down of hotspots after a storage building fire at Port Whangārei. It says crews were alerted...
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Search for missing boatie scaled back
Family members raised the alarm on Friday night when the pair failed to return to Pataua South, near Whangārei. Photo: NZ Coastguard Police are scaling back the search for a fisherman missing off the...
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Kaitāia reels at violent death of ‘relentlessly optimistic’ businessman Monty Knight
Monty Knight established his own winery, Okahu Estate, just outside Kaitāia. Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles Kaitāia is reeling from the violent death of a man described as “an absolute legend” in business circles and as...
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Labour selects Dr Gary Payinda to take on former Health Minister Dr Shane Reti
Dr Gary Payinda. Photo: Supplied A high-profile emergency doctor has been selected to stand for the Labour Party against the incumbent Whāngarei MP, former Health Minister Dr Shane Reti. Dr Gary Payinda said he...
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Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland
The Coastguard had also aided in the search. Photo: NZ Coastguard The Navy has joined the search for a missing fisherman in Northland. A boat with two people on board at Pataua South was...
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