Forest & Bird freshwater advocate Tom Kay says if we don’t pay to make room for rivers the change will be catastrophically forced on us by nature Photo: Supplied New Zealand was warned 35...
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Ruakākā in shock after children’s tragic deaths
Police set up cordons after two bodies were found at a property on Peter Snell Drive in Northland on 15 May, 2023. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro Residents in the small Northland town Ruakākā...
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Woman enters no plea in court over murder of two Ruakākā children
Denise Piper/Stuff The woman appeared in the WhangÄrei District Court on Tuesday in a distressed state and entered no plea to the two murder charges. The woman accused of murdering two children in Ruakākā...
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Ruakākā community devastated as double homicide investigation launched
Police set up cordons after two bodies were found at a property on Peter Snell Drive in Northland on 15 May, 2023. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro A small Northland community is reeling tonight...
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Far North council takes four years to develop animal bylaw despite raft of complaints
Complaints about wandering goats damaging property have gone unresolved over the last four years after Far North District Council’s Keeping of Animals Bylaw was revoked in 2019. Complaints about smelly pigs, noisy roosters, animals...
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Woman faces murder charge in court after deaths of two Ruakākā children
Lawrence Smith/Stuff Two children were found dead at a house in Ruakākā on Monday. A woman has been charged with murder after two children were found dead at a property in Ruakākā, Northland, on...
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‘Good kids’, neighbour remembers Ruakākā double homicide victims
A neighbour who was close to the family of the pre-school children found dead in Ruakākā said they were “good kids” who never went without anything. The man, who asked not to be identified,...
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Respected Northland lawyer Wiremu Puriri loses battle with cancer
Respected Northland lawyer Wiremu Puriri passed away after a long battle with cancer. Northland’s legal fraternity is mourning the loss of respected lawyer Wiremu Puriri, who lost his battle with cancer. The 67-year-old, of...
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Menopause treatment shortage in Northland causes women to suffer raft of ‘horrible’ symptoms
Kerikeri resident Lisa Goodhart has run out of her menopause treatment and was told by her doctor it was no longer available. Photo / Jenny Ling Northland women going through menopause are starting to...
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Kensington resident wants rescue helicopter committee for the suburb
Tony Morris, from Nest, and Gary Stables, Whangārei District Council airport noise committee member, attended the Kensington meeting to discuss Nest’s base staying in the suburb for several more years. A Kensington resident is...
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