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DOC Ranger Laurence Sullivan leads a group of children on the first Toyota Kiwi Guardians adventure site in Northland, at Smugglers Bay on the weekend.

Kiwi kids and weta productions in backyard

19 Oct, 2017 11:00am
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Kiwi and 'smugglers' met with good intentions on Saturday as a kids conservation activity.

A retired couple who live at Mata are upset their large organic garden has been hit by drift from a nearby aerial spray of herbicide.

Whangarei organic gardeners cop spray drift

19 Oct, 2017 6:00am
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Retired couple upset their large, rural organic garden has been poisoned.

Taitokerau Forest's management/mentoring for Maori-owned land proved a good economic and resource development model.

Maori forestry success will endure

16 Oct, 2017 7:00am
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A Maori company with a 30-year forest rotation under its belt has accomplished its mission

MAYOR RESIGNED: Personal reasons see Greg Gent resign after a year as Kaipara mayor. Photo/Michael Cunningham

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Kaipara council, here we go again

12 Oct, 2017 9:00am
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Kaipara losing mayor after only a year in office - byelection in February.

Kaipara Mayor Greg Gent (second from left) during the Kaipara District Council swearing-in ceremony on October 25, 2016. Photo/Michael Cunningham

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Kaipara mayor's surprise resignation

9 Oct, 2017 6:27pm
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Struggling Kaipara district dealt a blow with the sudden resignation of mayor.

The fanworm-infested hull that has alarm bells ringing at the regional council. Photo / NRC

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Heavy fanworm infestation in Bay of Islands

9 Oct, 2017 1:00pm
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Heavy infestation of Mediterranean fanworm on Bay of Islands boat causes alarm

Shane Horan says Northland needs support for its wood processing and manufacturing industry. Photo/ File

North's wall of wood disappearing

9 Oct, 2017 8:06am
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Industry says a major money earner for region is under threat.

Space programmes are finding more planets with life-sustaining potential.

TECHNOLOGY

Nasa Goldilocks expert in Whangarei

7 Oct, 2017 1:00pm
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NASA astrophysicist who hunts in the Goldilocks zone is to present a talk in Whangarei

Yes to biodynamic possum control, but should it be done while Venus is in Scorpio? Photo/Getty Images

Entry turns possums into burning issue

7 Oct, 2017 5:00am
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When it comes to possums some people see red and some just see an ash-toned grey.

Davi-Ann Venables unable to get a text, let alone one warning of an emergency such as a tsunami.

NEW ZEALAND

Meet the people unhappy at not being woken at 1.32am

5 Oct, 2017 6:53am
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Northland residents concerned they won't be warned of impending disaster.

The Ruakaka to Auckland pipeline has been repaired. Photo / Dan McGrath

BUSINESS

NRC seeking real oil on pipeline break

3 Oct, 2017 7:00am
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With the rip mended in the fuel pipeline the focus is on how it was caused

Laura Te Rore got out of a vehicle and was on the road when she was hit by a passing car. Photo/Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Who killed Laura?

29 Sep, 2017 5:00am
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Police are appealing for sightings of car that may have been involved in a fatal crash.

Stephen Brassett and Jake with their tiny home on wheels. Photo/John Stone

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Pooches going on NZ-long walkies

28 Sep, 2017 9:00am
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Two pooches and their man are taking a giant step for dogkind by walking New Zealand

GOUGED: Clear signs of the damage caused by a digger blade, leading to the consequent rupture.

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Ruakaka pipeline repair tested

23 Sep, 2017 6:00am
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Photos show a digger gouged the pipe and tore insulation on the Ruakaka Auckland fuel line

Sjoerd Post at the site where a section of damaged pipe has been removed, to be replaced tomorrow. Photo/Michael Cunningham

BUSINESS

Damaged pipe out, new section ready to go in

21 Sep, 2017 6:09pm
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A major step has been reached in the repair job on the stricken Ruakaka Auckland Pipeline.

WATER TEST: NRC staff James Mitchell, left, and Scott Lyon sample an abandoned Ruakaka bore near the site of the pipeline leak.

NEW ZEALAND

Ruakaka water tables tested for fuel

21 Sep, 2017 2:30pm
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Quick action at failed oil pipeline appears to have prevented widespread contamination

HMNZS Endeavour puts to sea from Auckland on a dash to Marsden Point to collect 4.8 million litres of diesel fuel for distribution to ports around the country. Photo/Royal New Zealand Navy

BUSINESS

Navy oil tanker on rescue dash to refinery

21 Sep, 2017 2:00pm
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Defence Force sends the big tanks to Northland - in the HMNZS Endeavour.

TRAVEL

Samoa: Divine by design

21 Sep, 2017 11:00am
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Lindy Laird finds herself floating with happiness - or maybe that's the 'ava.

PIPELINES: The larger RAP oil line, left, and the natural gas line which shares the same underground corridor. Photo/Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Repairs on track at Ruakaka pipeline site

21 Sep, 2017 6:00am
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A lucky side to the break in the oil pipeline is that it happened where it did.

Brendon Rudman, whose house is near the site said the smell and noise were annoying but the refinery is doing a job. Photo/Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Reviews in pipeline after Ruakaka fuel spill

20 Sep, 2017 6:00am
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Ruakaka spill likely to lead to inquiries and future-proofing in the pipeline.

Norovirus has caused a ward to be closed and 11 patients isolated at Whangarei Hospital.

NEW ZEALAND

Stomach bug hits Whangarei Hospital ward

16 Sep, 2017 5:50am
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Patients in a Whangarei Hospital ward have been put in isolation due to norovirus.

Noel Hilliam's brother Bill and nephew Peter at his memorial service in Dargaville. Photo/Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Farewell to Dargaville shipwreck explorer

15 Sep, 2017 7:00am
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Tributes were made to Noel Hilliam, adventurer, shipwreck explorer and keen historian.

The full double dose of MRRI is the best protection against mumps, say doctors.

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Ten mumps cases reported this winter

14 Sep, 2017 11:00am
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Ten cases of mumps have been reported in Northland as an outbreak sweeps Auckland.

Ross Smith, Maori culture adviser and te reo tutor

NEW ZEALAND

Maori Language Week should evolve: tutor

12 Sep, 2017 11:00am
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Te reo is only part of the 'language', the rest of it is custom and culture - Ross Smith

Mt Tiger residents are concerned about poison laid in a Northland Regional Council-owned pine forest.

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Locals fear possum, rat cull poisons pigs

4 Sep, 2017 11:00am
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Poisoned bait in a Mt Tiger Rd forest has some locals and pig hunters concerned

Kaumatua Henry Ruka at Poroti Springs in 2013 when hapu reported a seriously low water level to the NRC Hotline.

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Zodiac stalls water bottling consent

4 Sep, 2017 8:00am
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Breather for hapu as company halts its own building consent application.

SLICK DEBATE: This oil slick in 2000 is thought to be from the Niagara wreck. Some fear any remaining fuel in the tanks poses a major environmental risk. (Photo/Northern Advocate)

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Fears resurface over sunken ship's fuel

2 Sep, 2017 12:00pm
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Fears resurface over risk posed by oil in the tanks of a wreck off Northland's coast

NEW ZEALAND

Rachel House at Govt House for Queen's honour

31 Aug, 2017 9:00am
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Actor, director, writer and Kamo High School old girl Rachel House receives NZOM today

Northlander Ezekiel Raui is the creator of a trial programme called Tu Kotahi to be rolled out in four New Zealand schools aimed at cutting the numbers of youth committing suicide.

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Northland suicide rate reaches 10-year high

29 Aug, 2017 6:00am
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Northland's suicide figures are at their highest level ever - 36 in the year 2017/17

GOOD AS GOLD: Councillor Paul Dimery takes a closer look at Onerahi School's raised vegetable gardens along with pupils Kayden Fowler, left, Ashley Stowe and Liam Townsend.

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Onerahi School shows green is good as gold

28 Aug, 2017 10:00am
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Onerahi School is only the fifth Northland school to earn Enviroschools' Green-Gold

Wild Fish deckhand Cameron Joyce said the day reinforced good work practices but was also valuable for the shared techniques and knowledge shared by fishers from around the region. Photo / John Stone

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Seabird-smart fishing seminar held in city

28 Aug, 2017 5:01am
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Strong turnout as local industry seeks to keep birds from harm

Hapu spokesman Milan Ruka at Poroti Springs.

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Water issues drain hapu resources

25 Aug, 2017 5:02pm
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The Poroti Springs water saga has rankled Whatatiri hapu for decades.

SAVING KIWI: Conservation Minister Maggie Barry in Northland last weekend. Photo/Lindy Laird

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Overseas visitors targeted to boost DoC funds

25 Aug, 2017 10:30am
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Overseas tourists expected to pay more to stay in DoC huts and other facilities.

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Matthew Brown, second from right, with the New Zealand team after its win over Netherlands. Photo/Supplied

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Playing for bronze in bridge world champs

25 Aug, 2017 10:00am
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Matthew Brown learned to play bridge in Whangarei; now playing for NZ in world champs.

The Northland Emergency Services Trust will have the use of two new helicopters.

NEW ZEALAND

$9.6m loan will allow NEST to get two helicopters

23 Aug, 2017 9:00am
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Northland Regional Council says yes to $9.6 million loan for rescue chopper service.

A Death Cafe in Whangarei aims to unshroud the subject of dying. Photo/File

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Whangarei Death Cafe all about the living

18 Aug, 2017 5:00pm
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Death Cafes are where people get together over a friendly coffee to chat about life

The Pohutukawa Coast Project was set up in 1991 to help re-establish pohutukawa along the coastline. Photo/Michael Cunningham

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Pohutukawa Coasters take a bow

17 Aug, 2017 6:00pm
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A programme designed to make the coast a blaze of pohutukawa red marks 27 years.

Northpower has been fined after a worker was seriously injured while working on a roadside transformer in Wellington.

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Northpower fined over worker injury

16 Aug, 2017 8:00am
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Northpower fined over worker's serious injury

Renee Hansen, centre, at Kamo High School's election candidates meeting. Photo/John Stone

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Kamo High hosts Whangarei's first candidates' meeting

15 Aug, 2017 8:00am
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Kamo High School hosted the first Whangarei candidates meeting in this year's election

Waipoua Forest Trust worker, Jordyn Paniora and four legged conservation worker, Leroy. Mr Paniora is banding a kiwi.

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Crowdfunding plea from Waipoua Forest Trust

12 Aug, 2017 1:00pm
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Waipoua Forest Trust calls for online donations to fund new pest management equipment.

Drilling at the site in November 2016. Photo/Michael Cunningham

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Hundertwasser fundraising gets Audit NZ tick

12 Aug, 2017 12:00pm
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Audit NZ has signed off on Hundertwasser and Wairau Maori Art Gallery fundraising process.

Millan Ruka recording unfenced dairy cows on the Wairua River which feeds into the Northern Wairoa. Photo / Supplied

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Govt adds $2m to Northland river and lakes clean-up

9 Aug, 2017 4:40pm
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Government pipes $2 million into Northland freshwater quality projects

The SPCA says neither dog was microchipped.

NEW ZEALAND

Mating urge proves fatal for Kamo dogs

9 Aug, 2017 6:00am
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Two dogs chose the wrong place to fulfill their urges.

Lindy O'Rorke's 2013 entry, Ocean Flower.

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Two Northland women sew up WOW entries

31 Jul, 2017 10:20am
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You know every stitch and still go "that's amazing!" when you see it on the WOW stage

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Dali sculpture leaves Whangarei, up for auction

31 Jul, 2017 10:00am
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Whangarei person selling Salvador Dali sculpture of elephant with obelisk on its back.

Lake Manuwai was formed in the 1980s for the Kerikeri Irrigation Scheme.

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NRC study scopes future irrigation schemes

30 Jul, 2017 3:04pm
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A study scoping new irrigation schemes for Northland could soon be up for public scrutiny

CAR WANTED: Carlysle Vivian has put notices in Kamo shops after being the victim of a hit-and-run. Photo/John Stone

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Info wanted about hit and run on Kamo crossing

29 Jul, 2017 9:00am
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Kamo teacher aide and primary school student knocked over by a driver who didn't stop

Elish, Amaya, Tamsin and dad Michael Jordan at the Whareora Hall waiting for the road block to clear. Photo/John Stone

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Shockwaves through Mt Tiger families

26 Jul, 2017 4:54pm
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People gathered at pub and evacuation centre, waiting for cordons to be lifted.

SPCA manager Francine Shields says a boom in the number of cats being sent in is straining resources. Photo/John Stone

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It's raining cats and SPCA swamped

26 Jul, 2017 11:00am
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Whangarei SPCA is flooded with cats but they are not all homeless strays, says manager.

Kiwifruit grower Dermott Malley says thgere are unlikely to be employment breaches in Northland.

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North's kiwifruit labour 'well regulated'

25 Jul, 2017 1:00pm
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A Maungatapere kiwifruit grower doubts if Northland labour hires are breaching standards.

Convicted sex offender Darren Albert Jolly in Dunedin in 2015. Photo / Otago Daily Times

NEW ZEALAND

Sex offender paroled to unit close to children

25 Jul, 2017 5:00am
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Sex offender with 110-plus convictions paroled to Whangarei.

A tailor-made navigation safety bylaw is proposed for Kai Iwi Lakes. Photo / Supplied

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Navigation lines drawn for Kai Iwi Lakes

24 Jul, 2017 12:00pm
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People interested in water-activity rules at the Kai Iwi Lakes are encouraged to speak up.

WORLD AHEAD: Northland Maori leader Rangimarie Price will attend an international conference on women's economic and social development.

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Iwi leader bound for global conference

22 Jul, 2017 2:57pm
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Northland woman to attend an international conference on economic and social development.

Reverend Kuli Fisi'iahi, helping find homes for people whose rental houses have been sold. Photo/John Stone

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Working hard but homeless in Dargaville

20 Jul, 2017 4:59pm
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Dargaville families are sleeping in cars and knocking on doors asking for accommodation.

SPEAKING OUT: Bereaved mothers Deb Williams (left) and Maria Bradshaw, photographed after they set up CASPER, in 2010. Photo/John Stone

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Researcher: Take suicide programmes from MOH

17 Jul, 2017 5:44pm
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A woman whose daughter died in 2008 says suicide is a social, not medical, problem

READY TALES: True Tales organiser and supporter Don Goodall.

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True Tales author tells of Whangarei's rich past

17 Jul, 2017 12:00pm
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Maori chief had Belgium-sized land, smugglers used local trails and women were revolting.

Kiwi North strategy and finance director Linda Ace, left, and operations director Allie Fry outside the museum. Photo / John Stone

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Concern for collection under museum roof

17 Jul, 2017 8:38am
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Study underway to include roof repair

RIGHTS: Sandra Corston encourages people to attend a Whangarei meeting about living wills. Photo/Michael Cunningham

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Meeting looks at living wills

15 Jul, 2017 5:00pm
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Northland focus group to hold public meeting on living wills and end-of-life rights

The Masons Lodge symbol in Whangarei. Photo/Michael Cunningham

NEW ZEALAND

Inside the Freemasons - a secret society?

15 Jul, 2017 8:00am
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Secret handshakes, rituals, tools, a noose, an eye and goats - yes, it's the Freemasons.

This is the costume Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai will take flight in at the Russell Birdman Jump. Photo/Sarah Marshall

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Mayor to fly the coop - at Birdman Fest

13 Jul, 2017 11:00am
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Russell Birdman Fest: Is Whangarei mayor just a Crazy Old Bird and can she fly?

Whangarei Boys' High School's Alzheimer's themed performance won the 2017 Northland heat of Stage Challenge.

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Stage bungle leads to policy change

13 Jul, 2017 6:00am
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Bungle means a ramp onto the stage will be provided every time Forum North hall is booked

ManaBus.com decided to hand deliver the paddle to Whangarei Hospital's maternity ward.

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Bus company makes special delivery at maternity unit

13 Jul, 2017 5:00am
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Bus company's mercy dash to make a special delivery at Whangarei Hospital maternity unit

NEW ZEALAND

Whangarei rugby player booted off for 77 weeks

12 Jul, 2017 6:00am
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Hora Hora rugby player booted out of the game for 77 weeks for threatening the referee.

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Men battling cancer Look Good Feel Better

10 Jul, 2017 12:00pm
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Eight Whangarei men took part in New Zealand's first Look Good Feel Better course for men

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New furniture spruces up Bank St

10 Jul, 2017 9:00am
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The seating has landed - Bank St business owners are pleased with new street furniture

Some students taught by a maths teacher who was at times drunk during lessons were adversely affected, a disciplinary tribunal found. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Drunk maths teacher suspended for two years

10 Jul, 2017 6:00am
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Tribunal: Kamo High students taught by a drunk maths teacher were adversely affected

Tom Gowing, standing, and, from left, Lutz Hamm, Mataara Stokes, Anthony Crum and Tomasin Fisher-Johnson. Georgia Pope was also involved in last year's workshop. Photo/Michael Cunningham

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Beware the Jabberwock in Whangarei

5 Jul, 2017 12:00pm
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Jabberwock, a Whangarei school holiday puppet play, follows true Lewis Carroll fashion.

Could a new public bus service from Hikurangi roll into the Whangarei terminus?

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Council survey asks Hikurangi residents to get on the bus

5 Jul, 2017 11:00am
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Hikurangi residents are being asked if they want a bus service to and from Whangarei.

A little dog could fall into the holes on Marine Dr.

NEW ZEALAND

Is this the worst road in New Zealand?

3 Jul, 2017 9:19am
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Glinks Gully residents are shocked over the condition of their crater pocked road

LIFESTYLE

Dog and owner reunited after three years

30 Jun, 2017 6:00am
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A rottweiler ended up on a Whangarei doorstep three years after going missing in Auckland

Cat Green (Sophie) centre, with bridesmaids Ali played by Laura Thomson and Lisa by Phoebe Robertson. Photo / Supplied

ENTERTAINMENT

Mamma Mia! What a show

26 Jun, 2017 10:00am
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Local audiences enjoy fabulous, charming, talented Northland version of Mamma Mia!

Todd Hamilton and Philip King from Backyard Kiwi and Whangarei Heads Landcare Forum at a kiwi release earlier this year. Photo/Coen Cramer

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Whangarei Heads rate weeds out problems

26 Jun, 2017 10:00am
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A special Whangarei Heads rate to wage war on weeds and pests achieves good result

The cast of Pirates of the Curry Bean, last year's Rising Starz production. Photo / Supplied

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Rising Starz wanted for Beauty and the Beast

30 May, 2017 4:00pm
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A Whangarei theatre company for youngsters is holding auditions for Beauty and the Beast

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Pampering package pumps cash into Canteen

28 Mar, 2017 12:00pm
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It wasn't hard for Whangarei hairstylist Daniel Matene to decide to support Canteen.

Not Jaws, just some smaller sharks feeding in the warm, high tide at Coopers Beach on Saturday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Sharks scare swimmers out of water

9 Jan, 2017 5:00am
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Onlookers appeared more fascinated than frightened when four menacing fins surfaced in the shallows at Coopers Beach two days in a row.

Concerns have been raised about Robinson helicopters, which are widely used here. Two men died when their Robinson crashed in Northland.

NEW ZEALAND

Post-crash scrutiny starts

3 Nov, 2016 5:00am
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Investigators have started detailed work to find the cause of a Northland helicopter crash which claimed two lives.

TRAVEL

Bay of Islands: Stepping out

25 Sep, 2016 11:00am
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Lindy Laird samples the delights of the Bay of Islands.

YOUNG BROTHERS: Alan Young (left) and John Young have retired after running Young's Dairy since 1961. PHOTO/JOHN STONE

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Young's Dairy brothers hang up aprons after 55 years

1 Aug, 2016 5:38pm
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It's an institution, a survivor. For over five decades, even as supermarkets took over the landscape, Whangarei folk have continued

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Trust hopes to secure land to keep park viable

29 Jun, 2016 3:30pm
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School responds to comments

16 Jun, 2016 1:34pm
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Agent Mike Proctor slapping the sold sign on the house that set a new high. Photo / John Stone

BUSINESS

Sky-high bungalow price 'mad'

16 Jun, 2016 10:11am
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A modest Whangarei bungalow has sold for $230,000 above its capital value - has the world gone mad?

Beautician Karen Thomas takes Dee Myhre through some beauty steps. Ms Thomas has volunteered her services since the Whangarei scheme started, and is one of seven women in the role. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Look Good Feel Better rolls into town

15 Jun, 2016 11:03am
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Waitangi National Trust marketing and sales manager Nineke Metz says the expansion will double the current visitor centre's size. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Waitangi centre to expand

14 Jun, 2016 8:10am
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Barbara Clark, working hard to create a park complete with a public toilet.

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Online campaign seeks $20,000 for roadside loos

13 Jun, 2016 10:32am
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Hikoi to protest new drilling

10 Jun, 2016 9:34am
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Recognition arrives via good design

6 Jun, 2016 8:41am
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Much of Dargaville (above) could be engulfed in a worst-case scenario of predicted coastal erosion.

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Coastal erosion threat charted

3 Jun, 2016 12:14pm
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Adam Hogg (left) Keenan Rush, Donald Morgan and Jason Taylor.

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World film premiere at Wainui Bay

2 Jun, 2016 10:18am
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Thomas Springer, convicted in Kaikohe Court for careless driving causing two deaths and one of causing injury. Photo/Lindy Laird

NEW ZEALAND

US tourist to pay $24k to families

28 May, 2016 2:51pm
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An American tourist who admitted killing two Northland women in a car crash has been convicted and will pay reparation of $24,200 to the victims' families.

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Prisoners' art sold to benefit refuge

26 May, 2016 12:30pm
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All the equipment and contents of the Kerikeri Laundry Service were destroyed when the building was gutted by fire. Photo / Lindy Laird

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Laundry fire to be felt by local business

25 May, 2016 8:30am
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Dermott Malley on his Maungatapere kiwifruit orchard. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE | Business

Late season crop packs full flavour

24 May, 2016 12:53pm
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Wahine Fit and friends, from Kaitaia. Photo / Lindy Laird

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Teams put backs into event

23 May, 2016 9:30am
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Kylee Rakich, who died, with her unborn baby. PHOTO/FACEBOOK

NEW ZEALAND

Sentencing delayed for American tourist

20 May, 2016 10:26am
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Sentencing of an American tourist who admitted causing the deaths of two Northland women in a car crash has been put off until next Saturday.

Te Kongahu, the Museum of Waitangi, is co-winner of a prestigious New Zealand Museums award. Photo / Waitangi Trust

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Waitangi wins best museum project

20 May, 2016 9:04am
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BUSINESS

Hundreds attend Maori economic hui

19 May, 2016 9:30am
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Riria Hotere tries out one of the game changers in Northland's coastal story.

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Show reveals mix of diverse stories

18 May, 2016 1:39pm
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The exhibition Taonga Wahine explores women's self image and family life. Photo / Akau Studio

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Women's stories on show

16 May, 2016 11:40am
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Work has finally been done on sprucing up the Russell Wharf. Photo / Stephen Western

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Hard yakka pays off for Russell Wharf

16 May, 2016 8:10am
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UB40 played to a packed house at Kainui Road Winery, Kerikeri, on January 6 and concertgoers are being asked how to make future events held there even better. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Concertgoers asked views

13 May, 2016 1:30pm
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