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Water restrictions in Kaitaia has been reduced as a result of increased and consistent flows into the Awanui River. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Drought is far from over, Northlanders warned

25 May, 2020 6:00am
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Water restrictions have been lowered in Kaitaia and Paihia.

Northland Wood Council's Andrew Widdowson says adequate rules already exist to ensure forest industry compliance. Photo / Tania Whyte

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Forestry bill deemed a pointless bureaucratic cost to all parties

22 May, 2020 11:00am
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Govt bill attacked by Northland forestry owners and managers.

Business is tough for Pete Corney of Blast Away Guys and his employee Ray Somers while water restrictions are in place across Northland. Photo / Tania Whyte

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Car wash and water blasting jobs dry up

21 May, 2020 7:00am
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Water restrictions a double whammy for Northland businesses down on bookings.

More than 300 jobs at Carter Holt Harvey's LVL plant at Marsden Pt are on the line as the company under takes a restructure. Photo / Michael Cunningham

BUSINESS

Up to 325 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey

20 May, 2020 5:00am
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More than 300 jobs are on the line at Carter Holt Harvey's LVL plant in Ruakaka.

A claim for this house on Puriri Park Rd in Whangārei to be designated historical has been made by the Puriri Park and Maunu Residents Society. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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House next to proposed development could be historical

19 May, 2020 5:00am
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State housing build in Whangārei on hold pending historical designation of a nearby house.

Opal Heta, from WDC's recreational services, was busy on Thursday with the influx of people to the CBD. Photo / Michael Cunningham Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Council services in Northland resume under level 2

16 May, 2020 7:00am
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Councils are preparing to re-open most services in Northland under alert level 2.

Born and bred in Whangārei, Natasha Hemara is the new principal of troubled Kamo High School. Photo / Supplied

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Natasha Hemara is new head of troubled Northland school

16 May, 2020 6:00am
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The new principal of Kamo High School is from Whangārei and will start in July.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Greens leader James Shaw and Finance Minister Grant Robertson walk to the house during Budget 2020 delivery day at Parliament. Photo / File

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Budget 2020: Northland reacts to the $50b budget

15 May, 2020 5:00am
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Northland leaders react to the Government's $50b Budget.

Natasha Hemara has been appointed the new principal of Kamo High School and will start in July. Photo / Supplied

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Natasha Hemara starts in July

14 May, 2020 11:23am
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New principal at troubled Kamo High School to start in July

Ruth Cahill was among hundreds of Kāinga Ora tenants throughout Northland whose requests for urgent repairs were acted upon. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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More than 300 urgent repairs on state houses attended

14 May, 2020 8:00am
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Urgent repairs to Kainga Ora houses in Northland in full swing during lockdown.

Stephen Smith says comparison with South Korea shouldn't be made when deciding when to re-open bars. Photo / John Stone

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Northland businesses slam Govt's decision on bars

14 May, 2020 8:00am
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Govt comes under fire from Northland Chamber of Commerce on bar re-opening time.

ANZ Bank has revised down the forecast dairy payout by 70 cents but Fonterra said it was the only authority in terms of determining milk payment to farmers. Photo / John Stone

THE COUNTRY

Fonterra dismisses bank forecast as speculation

14 May, 2020 7:00am
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Fonterra dismisses speculation on impact of Covid-19 on milk payout.

Northland job seeker is supporting calls by community leaders for more money in the Budget towards jobs and housing in Northland. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Budget 2020: Leaders lobby for more taxpayers' dollars for Northland

13 May, 2020 5:00am
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Northland community leaders want focus on jobs and housing in the Budget.

Operations manager at McMorrissey's Irish Pub and Eatery, Amitesh Chandra, said bar owners have no option but to follow rules set by the government. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Local hospitality leader unhappy over bar re-opening delay

12 May, 2020 5:00am
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Lifting of restrictions welcomed but a Northland bar owner has let rip at the government.

Northland's tourism sector has been hard hit by Covid-19 restrictions and operators are calling for targeted Government help. Photo / Supplied

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Regional travel under level 2 excites Northland tourism operators

11 May, 2020 9:00am
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Tourism firms have sharply cut their business size and want the wage subsidy extended.

No new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in Northland while more than 5600 tests have been carried out to date. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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More than 5600 tests carried out

7 May, 2020 8:00am
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No new Covid-19 cases in Northland as tests ramp up across the region.

An aerial view of the shocking water level at Whau Valley Dam which will be shut down if insufficient rain fell in winter. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Insufficient rain in winter will spell trouble in Northland

7 May, 2020 5:00am
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Lack of winter rain will force the closure of Whangārei's main water day.

Nataly Cardoso is among more than 27,000 people that have moved to Northland- the fastest region in New Zealand- in just five years. Photo / John Stone

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Call of the North: Tourism, forestry work luring Māori

6 May, 2020 6:00am
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Census figures show Māori population in Northland jumped nearly 20,000 in just five years.

Just 16,000 tonnes of logs sitting at Northport during level 4 lockdown but the volume started increasing once forestry crews got back to work. Photo / Supplied

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Log prices bounce back and lower shipping costs welcomed

5 May, 2020 6:00am
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Northland's forestry sector in full swing and log prices good during level 3 lockdown.

Casa Blanca motel is one of the places providing temporary accommodation for the homeless during the lockdown. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Homeless in Northland still waiting to get motels

22 Apr, 2020 1:00pm
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Fifty homeless people in Whangārei so far identified and moved into motels

Authorised vaccinator Manya Watene is one of the authorised nurses running the Ngati Hine Health Trust immunisation clinic in Kawakawa. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

More flu vaccines available this year than last year

18 Apr, 2020 11:00am
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Ministry of Health assures Northlanders there's enough flu vaccines available this year.

Gautam Nayyar's new house in Kamo sits empty during the lockdown while he's been forced to rent elsewhere until the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. Photo / Michael Cunningham

PROPERTY

Hope for housing market after Covid-19 lockdown

18 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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Northland's housing market poised to fire back into business post Covid-19.

Indian students studying at NorthTec's Raumanga campus have asked for government help to get them through Covid-19 lockdown. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Indian students struggling in lockdown, ask Govt for help

17 Apr, 2020 12:00pm
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Govt tells international students at NorthTec to ask their embassies for help.

Police speak to a standup paddleboarder during compliance water patrols in the Bay of Islands during the Easter weekend. Photo / Supplied

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Nine formal warnings given to Northland boaties

16 Apr, 2020 8:00am
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Northland police warn water patrols will continue after boaties were warned during Easter.

Water level at the Whau Valley Dam has fallen below 50 percent, prompting Level 3 restrictions to come into effect from tomorrow. <note>Thur</note> Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Further water restrictions for Whangārei

15 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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Level 3 water restrictions come into force in Whangārei from Thursday.

The Environment Court has been ordered to further reconsider a resource consent matter after a successful appeal by Haines House Haulage Northland. Photo / Mike Dinsdale

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High Court remits house relocation case back to Environment Court

14 Apr, 2020 12:00pm
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House relocation company in Whangārei succeeds in its appeal on resource consent ruling.

Northport is freeing up space for the storage of essential imports in case other ports are not able to offload them during the lockdown. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Forestry sector plead with govt to allow them to work

14 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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Northport freeing up space for the storage of essential imports while log supplies dry up

NEW ZEALAND

NZ Air Force bring Northlanders and other Kiwis back from Vanuatu

13 Apr, 2020 11:00am
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Long wait for Northland couple to fly out of cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu.

Rates relief is among a number of measures to be agreed to by Whangārei District Councillors to help ratepayers and businesses. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Councils considering relief measures

13 Apr, 2020 8:00am
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Northland mayors finalising taskforce for economic recovery of ratepayers and businesses.

Trevor McLean and his team of staff and volunteers at the Salvation Army in Whangārei are preparing an unprecedented 500 food parcels a week. Photo / John Stone

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More Northland families request food parcels

13 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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The Salvation Army is delivering up to 500 food parcels per week in Northland.

Josephine Dinse is one of three German students studying at Kamo High School who has decided to fly back home. Photo / Supplied

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Students decide to go back home

9 Apr, 2020 11:00am
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Most of the international students in Northland have decided not to travel back home.

Maxwell Tobin's conviction in the Kaikohe District Court for wounding his neighbour has been quashed and a re-trial ordered. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Trial judge improperly directed jury on self-defence

5 Apr, 2020 1:31pm
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Court of Appeal orders a re-trial for Northlander who allegedly wounded his neighbour.

Water delivery is an essential service so Northlanders can rest assured they can order their supplies anytime during the lockdown. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Demand for water steady across Northland

5 Apr, 2020 3:37pm
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Water delivery deemed an essential service in Northland

General practices are experiencing a shortage of flu vaccines, less than two weeks before vaccination for the general population is due to start. Photo / NZME</note>

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Only the most vulnerable are prioritised for flu jabs

5 Apr, 2020 3:23pm
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A shortage of flu vaccines mean Northlanders will have to wait.

Coastal water consents for coastal communities such as Pataua South have been stopped due to deepening water crisis. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Drought bites as water restrictions tightened further

4 Apr, 2020 7:00am
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NRC has stopped coastal water take consents as the drought gets deeper.

Millan Ruka's hapū is calling for a stop to new water consents in and around the Porotī Springs reserve due to plummeting water levels. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Neither the Govt nor councils can impose moratorium on consents

3 Apr, 2020 12:00pm
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A hapū in Poroti calling on NRC to stop issuing water consents given the dry conditions.

Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay announced 61 new Covid-19 cases in throughout New Zealand. Photo / NZME

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

A male and a female the latest Covid-19 cases in Northland

2 Apr, 2020 6:00am
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Two more coronavirus cases taken Northland's tally to 11 so far

Giving a big thumbs up from the comfort of their home is Whangārei couple John and Pat Trotman after safely getting out of Italy. Photo / Mike Dinsdale

PREMIUM

Good to be home after nightmare on cruise ship

1 Apr, 2020 3:15pm
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Elderly Whangārei couple safely back home after a horrendous hotel stay in Italy

Volunteers at Open Arms feeding the needy by handing out food parcels rather than inviting them to sit in and eat. Photo / Mike Dinsdale

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Homeless and hungry told to call and check on available services

31 Mar, 2020 11:00am
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Soul Food and Sallies in Whangārei helping the needy through different ways

Only those with coronavirus symptoms will be tested at pop up stations in Northland that started a week ago. Photo / John Stone<

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Up to 316 swabs taken at Covid 19 testing stations

30 Mar, 2020 8:00am
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Only those with symptoms of Covid-19 will be tested in Northland.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield update the nation on Covid-19.

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Mayors praise people for lockdown behaviour

30 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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No new Covid-19 cases in Northland from latest cases with only one patient in hospital.

John and Pat Trotman plead with the New Zealand Government to help them fly back home from Italy. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Stranded couple on their way home

28 Mar, 2020 12:00pm
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Family of Northland couple not happy they were forced into a hotel from a cruise ship.

Momina Cole's brother Ashraf Ali was one of those killed by Brendon Tarrant who this week pleaded guilty to murder. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Brother's death still hurts for Northland woman

28 Mar, 2020 10:00am
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Whangārei-based sister of man shot in Christchurch react to gunman's guilty plea.

Dangerous chemicals in old and rusty containers and drums piled up are posing an environment threat. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Owners dither on court order to clean up mess

28 Mar, 2020 7:00am
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Council may have to clean up environmentally-dangerous chemicals left on Northland yard.

Whangārei police are concerned at large congregations of people seen walking the Hatea Loop during the lockdown. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Northland police find people outdoors for no reason

28 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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Fourth person in Northland to test positive for Covid-19 admitted in hospital.

Recent rain so far this month will help in grass growth in drought-stricken Northland. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Grass starting to grow with good rain in Northland, but drought continues

26 Mar, 2020 12:00pm
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More rain in March in Northland than whole of January and February.

Elderly Whangārei couple John and Pat Trotman are trapped on the Costa Pacifica Cruise ship, above, which is stranded in Italy - the centre of the world's Covid-19 outbreak.

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Stranded Whangārei senior citizens susceptible to Covid-19

24 Mar, 2020 10:00am
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Stranded Whangārei couple on cruise ship may be able to fly out of Rome last night.

Staff at Whangārei Hospital's emergency department have a poignant message for the public - stay home to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Covid-19 level rises - what it means for Northlanders

24 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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Public places, restaurants and schools closed in Northland as govt ramps up restrictions.

Three sheep belonging to Kerry Suckling were slaughtered on this paddock on Montgomery Rd in Dargaville. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Three more sheep stolen and slaughtered on paddock

23 Mar, 2020 6:00am
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A Dargaville man frustrated at ongoing theft of his sheep has given up grazing them.

More restrictions are likely as water levels at the Whau Valley Dam and other sources throughout Northland plummet during this long drought. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Calls to save water reiterated as more restrictions likely

21 Mar, 2020 10:00am
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Water levels dropping as more restrictions likely across Northland.

BUSINESS

Covid-19: Help local businesses get through the global pandemic

21 Mar, 2020 6:00am
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Plea to support Northland businesses as foot traffic plummets due to Covid-19.

A steady stream of people arrive to be tested for Covid-19 at a portable testing station in Kamo as the number of confirmed cases in Northland remains at one. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Coronavirus: Steady stream at testing stations

21 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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More public services under the spotlight in Northland as Covid-19 threat looms.

Mobile dental clinics like this and other venues will be used as Covid-19 community testing centres throughout Northland. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Northlanders returning from overseas urged to pop in

18 Mar, 2020 5:01pm
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Northland DHB will run Covid-19 testing stations throughout the region from Friday.

Andrea Rogers all packed up and ready to move to a relative's house to allow her son and a boarder to self-isolate. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Mum's house becomes coronavirus isolation zone

18 Mar, 2020 7:00am
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Whangārei mum voluntarily moves out of her home to allow son and boarder to self-isolate.

Visits to Radius Potter Home in Whangārei have been restricted to people such as doctors and palliative care specialists. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Coronavirus: Non-essential visits not allowed

18 Mar, 2020 6:00am
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Rest homes in Northand restricting non-essential visits to protect the most vulnerable.

Kerikeri Business Association chairman Jason Vokes is impressed at the level of government support offered and the focus on keeping people employed. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Northland business leaders welcome Government's coronavirus rescue plan

18 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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Multi billion dollar economic package a great help to Northland businesses and employees.

A huge amount of top soil has been removed from land that is slumping off Manuka Place and assessors say rain may impact the site. Photo / John Stone Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Geotech reports ongoing on slipped land in Raumanga

17 Mar, 2020 11:00am
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Council and developers waiting for rain to better assess land slip in Whangārei

Justin Le Cheminant of Mokaba Cafe say business owners do not need to panic about Covid-19 and continue to operate as normal. Photo / Michael Cunningham

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Northland feels coronavirus bite

17 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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Coronavirus starting to impact on small businesses and tourism operators in Northland.

The High Court says the seven companies named in the action, including the NZ Refining Company, were acting in accordance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements and the action was dismissed. Photo / Tania Whyte

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

High Court says Parliament's the best place to deal with climate change

16 Mar, 2020 7:00am
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Northlander loses claim in the High Court against seven greenhouse gas emitters.

The fatal accident on SH1, Hukerenui. Photo / Tania Whyte

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Three women killed in two-car crash north of Whangārei

14 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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Northland's road death toll now at nine after triple fatality.

Kevin Judkins with land in the background where a logging subcontractor failed to harvest all the standing pine. Photo / John Stone

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Northlander wins compo in the Disputes Tribunal

12 Mar, 2020 12:00pm
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Northland family trust takes logging contractor to Disputes Tribunal and wins.

Donna MacMillan is happy that unlike her, the next line of breast cancer sufferers will be able to afford the drug Ibrance. Photo / Supplied

NORTHERN ADVOCATE

Kaitaia mum happy cancer drug access made easier

12 Mar, 2020 5:00am
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Kaitaia breast cancer sufferer happy expensive drug she fought for is now publicly-funded.