Abel Wira has been on trial at the High Court at Whangārei for the manslaughter of Neville Thomson (inset) in August 2022. Photo: NZ Herald A jury has found a man guilty of manslaughter...
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‘Genuine Kiwi bloke’ Barefoot Bill, paralysed in boating accident, dies
The late Bill Elliott, seen with two of his grandchildren before the crash that sank the family-owned ferry and left him critically injured. Photo: Supplied A Northland skipper critically injured when his ferry was...
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Freak storm coats Northland beach in hail
Two Northland fishermen stumbled on a scene resembling a winter wonderland after a freak hail storm left hundreds of metres of a remote beach blanketed in ice. David Bishop, of Kerikeri, and his mate...
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Whangārei court hears closing arguments in deadly Panguru dog attack trial
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice Journalist of Abel Wira had been living on Thomson’s Northland property with 21 dogs in a caravan. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Jurors have been asked to consider...
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Dargaville Hospital patients asked to sign consent form on having no on-site doctor
Dargaville Hospital has no doctor on-site overnight. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Dargaville Hospital asks patients to consent in writing to having no doctor on-site overnight Health NZ says it’s safe for non-acute...
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Dogs that fatally mauled Neville Thomson also allegedly turned on owner Abel Wira
By Shannon Pitman, Open Justice Journalist of Abel Wira is on trial in the High Court at Whangārei, accused of the manslaughter of Neville Thomson. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A...
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Retailers not reporting crime because they don’t believe police will turn up
Hunting and Fishing Kerikeri owner Byron Smith wants retailers to have greater powers to detain shoplifters until police arrive. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A Northland business leader is imploring shop owners to...
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Protesters confront Resources Minister Shane Jones in Whangārei over fast-track projects
The protesters confront Resources Minister Shane Jones. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf Up to 100 protesters have confronted Resources Minister Shane Jones in Whangārei in a show of opposition to two fast-track projects...
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Kaipara council’s $52,000 Māori report slammed as ‘anti-Māori’
Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson. Photo: NZME Kaipara District Council has spent an unplanned $52,000 producing a document which attempts to spell out what legal obligations the local authority has to Māori. Mayor Craig Jepson...
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Kaipara council’s $52,000 Māori report slammed as ‘anti-Māori’
Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson. Photo: NZME Kaipara District Council has spent an unplanned $52,000 producing a document which attempts to spell out what legal obligations the local authority has to Māori. Mayor Craig Jepson...
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