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Teacher Richard Higgins and students from Room 9R make their way up Commercial St in Kawakawa. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Students clean up Kawakawa

14 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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Student clean-up nets 30 sacks of rubbish as part of Keep NZ Beautiful Week.

More than 250 people turned out for an earlier candidates meeting at Kerikeri's Cornerstone Church. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Another chance to meet Far North candidates

14 Sep, 2019 8:00am
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Infrastructure, planning and council 'secrecy' have been hot topics at previous meetings.

Kerikeri's Shepherd Rd sewage treatment plant is well past its use-by date. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Council approves extra $1.5m to cover sewage plant cost over-run

13 Sep, 2019 1:00pm
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Increase brings total cost of new Kerikeri sewage plant to $27.1 million.

Willi Henley (Kaikohe) lands a pretend punch on John Oszajca (Kerikeri). Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Ka-pow! Thump! Bam! Kerikeri learns stage combat from a Hollywood stunt double

13 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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Dayna Grant gives Kerikeri's future stars a lesson in stunt fighting.

Waikare Inlet oyster farmer Steve Van Veen has been hit by thieves three times in the past month, with about $1000 worth of shellfish taken each time. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Thefts hurting Northland oyster farmers

13 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Thieves putting health at risk by stealing while farms closed due to contamination.

The Far North District Council's temporary southern dog pound is based on private land at Horeke. Photo / File

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New kennels for Kaitaia, Ngāwhā pound plan on ice

12 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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New options to be discussed at October 3 meeting, last one before the local elections.

One man died and two women were injured, one seriously, in this head-on crash near Moerewa yesterday. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Head-on crash claims life at Moerewa

12 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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A 69-year-old Doubtless Bay man has died after a head-on crash near Moerewa.

The men entered the bush near Te Piiti Marae, Omanaia, but weren't prepared for a night in the open. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Safety reminder as lost trio emerge from bush

11 Sep, 2019 2:55pm
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Lost trio weren't well prepared even for a day walk, search and rescue team says.

Bay of Islands Marina in Opua has been named the best marina in New Zealand. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Opua marina judged best in New Zealand

11 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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Accolade for Far North facility follows last year's best marina in Asia-Pacific title.

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers chief executive Nikki Johnson. Photo / George Novak

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Northland kiwifruit uneconomic without controversial spray, industry body says

10 Sep, 2019 1:00pm
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Environmental Protection Authority is reviewing whether Hi-Cane should be allowed in NZ.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones applies a last lick of paint to Russell's newly renovated wharf. Photo / supplied

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$1.28m Russell wharf upgrade completed

10 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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The PGF contributed almost $6m to wharf upgrades in Russell, Paihia and Opua.

A record 90 people are contesting the upcoming local elections in the Far North District. Photo /Peter de Graaf

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Record choice for Far North voters

10 Sep, 2019 11:00am
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Far North voters will face their biggest choice in the district's 30-year history.

Ingrid Wilkinson with Molly, who was lucky to escape with just a gash to her nose and minor cuts after smashing through two fences and spending five hours in a stream after Saturday night's storm. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NEW ZEALAND

Horses injured, put down after massive electrical storm

10 Sep, 2019 5:00am
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Dozens of horses injured in storm and at least three put down; another killed by dogs.

Russell's Matauwhi Bay, where sailing legend Bill Sellers lived on board his yacht. Photo / Stephen Western

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Veteran sailor, 80, dies after falling from dinghy

9 Sep, 2019 12:16pm
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Body found by person collecting shellfish on Saturday morning.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones gets some riding tips at the pump track from 4-year-old Blake Glauser of Kerikeri. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bike park on track to pull in 25,000 riders

9 Sep, 2019 7:00am
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User numbers have jumped 50 per cent since a trail hub was built with PGF funding.

Jared Hiakita has been recognised by the Muhammad Ali Center in the US. Photo / Para Kore

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Zero-waste campaigner honoured in US

6 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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Jared Hiakita, of North Hokianga, to receive a Humanitarian Award from Muhammad Ali Center

Haruru Falls man Bruce Gordon, seen here checking the dumped papers for identification, said he was pleased the mess had been cleaned up already. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Latest Waitangi dumping cleaned up within days

6 Sep, 2019 11:00am
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Employer takes responsibility, cleans up mess at dumping hot spot.

John Levers has been campaigning since August last year for a ban on the kiwifruit spray Hi-Cane. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Campaigner wins first round against controversial spray

6 Sep, 2019 8:00am
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EPA to re-assess use of Hi-Cane spray, a move which could lead to a ban.

The Far North District Council has built a temporary dog pound on private land at Horeke while it makes plans for permanent facilities. Photo / Supplied

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Far North District Council defends dog pound secrecy

5 Sep, 2019 9:00am
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Original plans for new pounds at Ngāwhā and Kaitaia shelved after budget blowout.

Wiremu Keretene has a chuckle with his daughter Hineamaru, 5. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Photos: Planting day at Ruapekapeka

3 Sep, 2019 11:30am
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Planting project aims to return famous battle site to the way it looked in 1846.

Whangārei Intermediate students Awhina Oakes, 12, and Rangipai Turner, 13, plant another kānuka on the battlefield between Ruapekapeka Pā and the British camp. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Project seeks to turn back time at pivotal battle site

3 Sep, 2019 11:00am
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Project aims to help Ruapekapeka battle site visitors 'step back in time'.

Volunteers collected more than 90 bags of rubbish along a 14km stretch of Puketona Rd, Paihia, on Saturday. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Road clean-up nets 90 bags of rubbish

3 Sep, 2019 8:00am
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Saturday's Puketona Rd clean-up volunteers ranged from primary school kids to grandmas.

Chris Swallow on a Kerikeri-built Ducati TT2 he nicknamed Baby, with Glyn Robinson in the background. Photo / Rachel Seddon, Chaotic Photography

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Kiwi rider's death devastates Northland bike builder

2 Sep, 2019 1:00pm
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Chris Swallow, a regular racer for Kerikeri's Sports Motorcycles, died in famous TT Races.

Disabled Kaikohe resident Steve Nelder says he will be homeless on September 5 if he can't find a rental by then. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Disabled man fears he'll be homeless within days

2 Sep, 2019 12:00pm
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Steve Nelder, on an invalid's benefit, has only until Thursday to find a place to live.

Far North District councillors have voted unanimously to appeal a Northland Regional Council decision over GMOs. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Another council joins appeal against GMO decision

30 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Far North District councillors voted unanimously to appeal regional council decision.

The collision blocked Wiroa Rd, near Kerikeri, for about half an hour. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Driver loses control, crashes into cop car

28 Aug, 2019 6:45pm
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No injuries but both cars damaged and Wiroa Rd blocked for half an hour.

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I'm no climate change denier, Northland MP says

28 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Sharing right-wing think tank's post sparks online storm.

The clean-up starts after almost 50 hives belonging to a Far North family business were smashed and overturned. Photo / supplied

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Family reeling after 50 beehives destroyed in deliberate attack

28 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Attack on whānau business 'despicable' - but family most upset for the bees.

Lizana Tuake (Te Rawhiti) and daughter Jahneece Rewha at Hole in the Rock/Motukokako. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Photos: Voyaging conference explores Bay's historic sites

27 Aug, 2019 10:30am
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Three-day wānanga examined Polynesian voyaging and first Māori-European interactions.

Commercial dolphin swimming tours have been axed amid fears for the Bay of Islands' bottlenose dolphins. Photo / supplied

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'Loved into extinction': Swimming with dolphins axed

27 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Plummeting bottlenose dolphin numbers, from 270 to 31 in past 20 years, prompt new rules.

Emergency services at work at the scene of Friday's crash on Mataraua Rd, near Kaikohe. Photo / supplied

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Woman critically injured as 4WD, truck collide

24 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Fire chief says it's at least the fourth crash on the same bend in the past six months.

A banner on the access gate to Whakarongorua, in the Utakura Valley, where cell site opponents are considering staging an occupation. Photo / Supplied

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Northland cell tower, land occupation on hold - for now

23 Aug, 2019 10:00am
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Hapū members say the planned cell tower would desecrate their maunga, Whakarongorua.

The abandoned boat on Ninety Mile Beach that led to the record-breaking methamphetamine haul. Photo / Supplied

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Blessing at Ninety Mile Beach meth site

22 Aug, 2019 5:00pm
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Drug smugglers trampled on mana of sacred beach and local iwi, Far North's top cop says.

Mud Tech founders Irimana van der Mei (17, Kaitaia Abundant Life School), Taz Snelling (17, Kaitaia College) and Troy Panapa-Thurlby (16, Kaitaia Abundant Life School) built an underwater drone to inspect boat hulls for marine pests. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Tech-savvy teens build underwater drone

20 Aug, 2019 9:00am
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Young entrepreneurs say their invention could save ratepayers a small fortune.

The BMW Rima Tamehana was driving burst into flames after the crash at the bottom of Turntable Hill in Moerewa. Photos / Peter de Graaf / Supplied

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'Left to die': Driver fled after 150km/h crash into mum, kids

19 Aug, 2019 6:00pm
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Surgeon says it's a miracle Stacey Faaaliga is alive. Her son will need years of surgery.

Woodlands Park, also known as the Bing property, is the largest block of undeveloped, residential-zoned land left in central Kerikeri. Photo / Aerial Vision

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Last big chunk of central Kerikeri land on market

19 Aug, 2019 10:00am
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20ha-plus of land along Kerikeri River was last sold to the late Ian Bing in the 1950s.

Ryona Winwood, 17, Paihia, and Holly Billington-Field, 17, Kerikeri, placed third with Strings 'n' Things, a business turning old guitar into shelves and ukeleles into birdboxes. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Photos: Student businesses shine in YES Trade Fair

19 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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A record 50-plus high school businesses competed at Kerikeri's Packhouse Market.

Tee Bags, from Tauraroa Area School, placed second for a business turning unwanted T-Shirts into reusable shopping bags. From left, Nakisha Blackburn (16, Maungatapere), Calarnie Bettin (16, Waiotira), Alice Weatherall (17, Whangārei) and Sam Parry (17, Maungatapere). Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bream Bay students win with kawakawa-based business

19 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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A record 50-plus companies took part in the event which showcases student entrepreneurs.

A record 10 candidates are seeking the Far North mayoralty. Photo / file

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Record 10 candidates seek Far North mayoralty

19 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Last-minute rush in Far North with 41 council nominations and 33 for community boards.

A cross marks the spot of the latest kiwi death on Rangitane Rd on August 14. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Kiwi carnage continues as sixth bird run down

17 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Conservation group pleads with drivers to slow down between dusk and dawn.

Lions Young Ambassador finalists, from left, Leah Dawson, Hannah Watson, Emilie Jones, Charmaine Sheffield, Shiquille Duval and Katey Whitehead. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Plea for inclusive society earns teen top youth award

17 Aug, 2019 5:00am
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Kerikeri's Hannah Watson, 17, named Northland Young Ambassador for 2019.

Kerikeri's existing sewage treatment plant is well past its use-by date. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Site change delays Kerikeri sewage project

16 Aug, 2019 9:00am
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New plant now due to start in July 2020 instead of later this year as originally planned.

Election hoardings jostle for space ahead of today's noon deadline for nominations. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Last-minute rush of nominations as election deadline looms

16 Aug, 2019 8:00am
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Up to nine candidates now chasing Far North mayoralty; Sue Bradford joins council race

Make-A-Wish dad Paul Marquardt is interviewed at the Waitangi Mountain Bike Park pump track. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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TV series highlights Northland adventures, aids kids' charity

16 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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TV series being filmed in Northland raising money and awareness for Make-A-Wish NZ.

Kerikeri kids, from left, Isaac Sharp, 10, Ethan Sharp, 12, Lucas Sharp, 7, and Chloe Pulham, 10, are stoked with a Kapiro Rd bus stop made by an anonymous local resident. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Mystery man builds footpath, bus stop to keep kids safe

15 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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Kapiro Rd parents were on edge every morning as their kids went to school. Not any more.

Ōkaihau dairy farmer Terence Brocx says Fonterra's losses are a bitter pill to swallow. Photo / file

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Huge losses a 'bitter pill' for Northland dairy farmers

14 Aug, 2019 12:43pm
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Fonterra won't pay a dividend to farmers this year as the co-op faces a $675m loss.

Kerikeri teen Rosie Robinson is one of eight young Kiwis selected for an all-expenses-paid business studies trip to Brazil. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Kerikeri teen's all-expenses study trip to Brazil

14 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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Kerikeri teen's trip to Brazil to learn how businesses operate in Latin America.

A sign on Redcliffs Rd keeps track of the number of kiwi killed by cars so far this year. Photo / Dean Wright

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Drivers urged to slow down at night after five kiwi killed

14 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Three of the five deaths occurred on one 50m stretch of Redcliffs Rd, Kerikeri.

Ngāpuhi Marae, at Mangamuka, where the wharekai was saved by quick-thinking young men. Photo / file

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Young men's 'know-how' saves marae from fire

14 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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Firefighters feared the worst after 111 call from isolated Far North marae.

Bell's Produce owners, from left, Jeffrey Moore, Nick Bell, Allan Bell and John Reed, with Te Rarawa chairman Haami Piripi and Te Waka Pupuri Pūtea chairwoman June McCabe. Photo / Mike Dinsdale

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History made as iwi buys Kaitaia market gardens

13 Aug, 2019 9:00am
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History made as 'European whānau and Māori iwi' sign deal for 212ha horticulture business.

Nominations for the upcoming local elections close at noon on Friday. Photo / File

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Flood of would-be mayors, drought of councillors

13 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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In the Far North it seems everyone wants to be mayor but no one wants to be a councillor.

Desley Dóne of Brisbane band Dezzie D and the Stingrayz brings 1950s swing to the Kingsgate in Paihia. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Photos: Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival 2019

12 Aug, 2019 7:00am
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Up to 1800 fans, 46 acts, seven venues and three days of music in Paihia and Russell.

Kerikeri man John Levers is the latest candidate to put his hand up for the Far North mayoralty. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Kerikeri man John Levers to run for mayor of Far North

12 Aug, 2019 6:00am
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Pilot turned Kerikeri lodge owner the latest to put hand up for the Far North mayoralty.

Members of the waka-building team, from left, James Eruera, Billy Harrison, Bryce Motu and Joe Conrad at work in the US.

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Māori, Native American tribe create canoe together

10 Aug, 2019 12:00pm
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A cultural exchange between a school at Awanui and a Native American tribe leads to waka.

Australia's Dezzie D and the Stingrayz will bring the sounds of 1940s and 50s swing to the Bay of Islands. Photo / supplied

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All that jazz: Top line-up for Bay of Islands festival

9 Aug, 2019 11:30am
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Two American performers and lots of bands from Australia included in line-up.

A gun owner arrives as the Kaitaia RSA with a newly illegal semi-automatic rifle. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Firearms handed over to police in Kaitaia buyback

8 Aug, 2019 10:02am
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More than 80 guns surrendered in Kaitaia, making 690 so far in Northland.

Members of the waka-building team, from left, James Eruera, Billy Harrison, Bryce Motu and Joe Conrad at work in the US. Photo / Supplied

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Māori waka carved in US in unique cultural exchange

8 Aug, 2019 9:35am
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Team from Awanui spent 20 days building waka with Suquamish tribe hosts.

Taking a break during their Kaitaia campaign are, from left, Trudy Brown of Open The Curtains Trust, Brian and Hannah Tamaki of Destiny Church and the Coalition NZ Party, former Te Tai Tokerau MP Hone Harawira, and Far North mayoral candidate Jay Hepi. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Far Northerners urged to enrol ahead of local election

8 Aug, 2019 9:23am
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Mayoral candidate Jay Hepi and Destiny Church's Coalition NZ claim 1700 new voters so far

Holiday park owners James and Tori Burns with their children, from left, Shiloh, 3, Braxton, 1, Cassidy, 5, and Jaimee, 6. Photo / Supplied

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Russell campground top predator-free spot

8 Aug, 2019 8:50am
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Holiday park home to more than 50 native bird species including kiwi and weka.

Lobby group Bay of Islands Watchdogs says this dog was kept in wet, mouldy conditions at the Horeke pound - a claim the Far North District Council strongly denies. Photo / FNDC

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Photo raises hackles of Far North dog group

7 Aug, 2019 1:48pm
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Photo raises hackles of Far North dog group.

Sheltering behind a log from the sleet and cold are, from left, Kearah Morgan-Te Wake, Oliki Foliola, Toni Marie Eramiha-Waru, Danni Morgan-Te Wake, Hinepito Wijohn and Norma Dee Pomare-Peita

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Far North youth help at Westland's Fox River clean-up

6 Aug, 2019 4:00pm
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Far North youth help at Fox River environmental clean up

This dwelling on a Foreshore Rd, Ahipara property was destroyed by fire while another was badly damaged. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Northland home destroyed in accidental fire

6 Aug, 2019 9:00am
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Home gutted in non-suspicious blaze.