A 1m dropout at Mata Road, Tokomaru Bay, at the 17.5km mark. Photo: Gisborne District Council An estimated 30 whānau from the Uawa, or Tolaga Bay area have spent the night away from home,...
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Cyclone Hale delivers more heavy rain for Coromandel
A tree is blocking both lanes of Nook Road in Parua Bay in Northland. Photo: Whangarei District Council / Claudia Oliver Cyclone Hale has made landfall on the East Coast with gale-force winds, 6m...
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Northland stores busted selling alcohol to underage buyers
Young people not yet old enough to buy alcohol at an off-licence were able to purchase it at four Northland stores during a police operation. Photo: Pexels Four stores have been busted selling alcohol...
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Missing woman Moana Marsden found dead in Whangārei
(file picture) Photo: 123RF A woman who was reported missing last month has been found dead in Whangārei. Police on Tuesday confirmed a body found near Amy Kate Street in Tikipunga on 8 January...
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Whangārei teen missing for 11 days has been found, family says
Supplied Emily Gurnick-Peacock, 16, had been missing for 11 days. A Northland teenager with a brain tumour has made contact with her loved ones after going missing for 11 days, her family says. Emily...
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Cyclone Hale floods farms as north Auckland, Northland hit with month’s worth of rain
Floodwaters have ruined crops and closed roads as Northland and the northern parts of Auckland have been slammed with nearly a month’s worth of rain over the past 24 hours. Northland and Auckland have...
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Family worried about safety of missing Whangārei teen with brain tumour
Emily Gurnick-Peacock was last seen on December 30. Photo / Supplied Police seek sightings of a teenager missing since December 30, and her family says they are “worried for her safety”. Emily Gurnick-Peacock, 16,...
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$40M Northland powerline extension can go ahead after Supreme Court decision
An appeal has failed against Top Energy being granted easements over private land for long-overdue lines upgrade from Kerikeri to Kaitaia Far North electricity lines company Top Energy can finally go ahead with a...
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Northland woman’s story of resilience after being rocked by severe kidney failure at 19
Kerikeri’s Nika Van Der Merwe overcame serious health scares and now leads an award-winning pet food business. Against the odds shares the stories of Northlanders whose lives were overturned by health-related bombshells, but who...
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Summer series: A look at luxury accommodation in Northland
The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs is one of a number of luxury accommodation on offer in Northland. Photo / Supplied Northland is doing luxury accommodation and doing it well. That’s the message the region’s...
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