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The Kaikohe Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Show has the biggest miniature horse and horse-drawn buggy sections of any show north of Auckland. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Plenty to see and do at Kaikohe show

16 Jan, 2019 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and the Mid North

Two women have now been arrested over a violent home invasion on Whangae Rd near Kawakawa. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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UPDATE: Second woman appears in court for attack on 92-year-old woman

15 Jan, 2019 12:38pm
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40-year-old arrested on same day as 24-year-old appears in court

The Maunder and Peddy families from Whangārei get a goodie bag from the Department of Conservation's Bay of Islands area manager Rolien Elliot. A DoC ranger accompanied the police boat every day it was out on the Bay. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Lifejackets, speed around divers main focus of marine cops

15 Jan, 2019 9:00am
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Sixty boaties spoken to over 8 days, mostly about lifejackets or speeding past dive flags.

Volunteers dig up one of the test pits from the 1981 excavation at Mangahawea Bay, Moturua Island, Bay of Islands. Photo/ Peter de Graf

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Open day at Bay of Islands archaeological dig

14 Jan, 2019 9:00am
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Visitors to Mangahawea Bay will be given a tour of the site and will see any finds so far.

Ngāti Rehia kaumatua Arena Munro (second from right, in suit) blesses the roundabout project with the Waipapa Rd-SH10 intersection in the background. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Campaign rewarded as site blessed for Waipapa roundabout

11 Jan, 2019 5:19pm
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Work on $9 million SH10-Waipapa Rd project due to start this year.

Kaikohe man Jim Morgan is lost without his best mate Sandy and wants the public to help find the pack of dogs that inflicted fatal injuries on his pet. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Kaikohe dog hunt continues

11 Jan, 2019 11:00am
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No sign yet of the six dogs that caused Sandy's death, or their owner.

Tokyo-based Clemens Zamboni (left) want to track down the woman in pink (possibly named Whina) who helped him when he struck car trouble during a holiday with his mum (right), wife and 6-year-old son. Photo / supplied

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Japanese visitor seeks Waima's Good Samaritan

11 Jan, 2019 9:31am
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Tokyo-based Kiwi stuck with flat tyre when his family was rescued by "really kind woman"

The winner of the best tall ship and best gaff-rigged vessel trophies in last year's Tall Ships and Classic Invitational race off Russell was the ketch Marie Tomasia (right). Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bay News: Celebration of sail returns to Russell

9 Jan, 2019 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and the Mid North

The crash closed State Highway 1 at Kawakawa's Three Bridges for more than four hours. Photo / file

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Fire chief first on scene at fatal motorbike crash

9 Jan, 2019 8:00am
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Harley v truck and trailer crash thought to have occurred as bike was overtaking.

The 88-year-old woman's home was extensively damaged in the blaze. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Kerikeri 88-year-old loses everything in house fire

9 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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Woman and her dog unharmed but home of 18 years destroyed.

Northland's second suspected drowning of 2019 occurred off Motukaraka Point (pictured) in the Hokianga Harbour. Photo / Debbie Beadle

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Fisherman's death Northland's second suspected drowning of 2019

9 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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The 65-year-old man's body was found off Motukaraka Pt, Hokianga, about 8pm on Monday.

The police chase took place in the picturesque and increasingly busy waters of the eastern Bay of Islands. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Speeding launch sparks on-water police chase

8 Jan, 2019 6:00am
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High-powered catamaran seen travelling at high speed between dive flags in Bay of Islands.

The dog lurks in the grass beside the cycle trail waiting for the next person or pet to walk past. Photo / supplied

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Another dog attack in Kaikohe

7 Jan, 2019 5:16pm
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Kaikohe couple had to beat off attacking dog with a walking stick.

Coastguard Hokianga's rescue boat approaches the fishers (and their dog) in trouble off the Hokianga bar. Photo / supplied

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Two people and a dog rescued off Hokianga bar

7 Jan, 2019 10:50am
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"She was a pretty spooky half hour towing them out of trouble," Coastguard skipper says.

Police, Coastguard, a private launch and the Northland Rescue helicopter were all called to the Black Rocks in the Bay of Islands after a diver was reported to be in trouble. Photo/ Supplied

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Dive trip turns to tragedy in Bay of Islands

5 Jan, 2019 9:00am
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Dive squad to recover body of man involved in diving tragedy.

Seven people were injured in this head-on crash on Mataraua Rd south of Kaikohe. Photo / supplied

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Serious crash near Kaikohe lands seven people in hospital

4 Jan, 2019 6:00pm
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Alcohol was a factor in a second crash near Kerikeri.

The boat capsized near the mouth of the Whangape Harbour, which is known for its powerful currents. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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'Incredibly lucky' survival reminder to wear lifejackets

4 Jan, 2019 6:00am
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Five people rescued after boat capsizes near Whangape Harbour mouth.

Chad Scrivener of Broadwood (left) takes an early lead in the Dollar Murray and Harold Leef Memorial Race. Scrivener eventually finished second. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Photos: Whānau gather for Pawarenga sports day

3 Jan, 2019 8:09pm
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Up to 2000 people descended on North Hokianga for a day of sporting challenges

Somewhere under those balloons is Brendon Clifford and his 1946 Farmall tractor. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Photos: Taupo Bay's tractor X-factor

2 Jan, 2019 9:28pm
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A "salute to the tractor" at Taupo Bay draws 30 lavishly decorated machines

Handing over the Blu Heelers fishing competition proceeds are, from left, Northland police Senior Sergeant Cliff Metcalfe, Inspector Marty Ruth, Hospice Mid-Northland fundraising manager Adele Woodward, competition coordinator Dianne Quinn, Hospice Mid-Northland general manager Belinda Watkins and Senior Constable Rhys Dempster. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bay News: Fishing contest nets cash for hospice

2 Jan, 2019 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and the Mid North

Russell Recyclers at work during the town's Birdman Festival. Photo / Stephen Western

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Recycling group to host first green awards

2 Jan, 2019 8:30am
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Awards will be presented for best idea, company, citizen, school and recycled fashion

Chelsea MacAlister of Okaihau takes an early lead on Done Deal in the Pawarenga Cup, one of many beach horse races held during Monday's United Marae Sports Day. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Hapū sees out 2018 with day of sporting challenges

2 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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Events include bareback horse races on the beach and an Iron Man run in thigh-deep mud.

A youth is handcuffed and led to a police van after a fight near the Marsden Rd toilets. Photo/Peter de Graaf

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New Year: fatal fire, drink driving, good crowd

2 Jan, 2019 5:01am
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Revellers were mainly well behaved but a few incidents marred the night.

The poisoning of a row of pohutukawa trees has angered residents at Opito Bay near Kerikeri. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Police called in over Kerikeri tree poisoning

1 Jan, 2019 7:00am
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At least four pohutukawa at Opito Bay are expected to die as a result of poison attack.

Police are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that marred New Year's Eve in Paihia in 2016. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Police, St John gear up for New Year's Eve

31 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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Police numbers will be tripled in most places around Northland to prevent trouble.

Anthony Warren has been awarded a Queen's Service Medal for his work with Kaikohe youth. Photo / Supplied

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Boxing trainer honoured for work with Kaikohe youth

31 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Anthony Warren has made it his mission to steer youth on to a positive path using fitness.

Checking out the crop are, from left, Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust chairman Pita Tipene, Seeka senior orchard manager Denis Barker, trust chief executive Huhana Lyndon, trustee Hirini Henare, Northland Inc chief executive David Wilson and Far North Deputy Mayor Tania McInnes. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Iwi forestry trust expands into kiwifruit

28 Dec, 2018 10:00am
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Ngāti Hine now owns five orchards in the Kerikeri area producing a forecast 300,000 trays

The theft, at Russell's front Four Square, was captured on CCTV, leading to a 36-year-old Paihia man. Photo / file

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Northland man arrested for theft of Red Cross donation box

26 Dec, 2018 12:00pm
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Man captured on CCTV as he slipped box containing up to $300 into his bag

Ruby Korewha, of Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services, left, puts together Christmas packs for needy families at a Bald Angels present drive. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bald Angels bring Christmas to needy families

24 Dec, 2018 3:53pm
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Food, gifts collected by Bald Angels will be delivered to hundreds of Northland families.

Arvida's general manager development Jonathan Ash and development manager Andre Lipa at the site of a planned retirement village at the end of Hall Rd in Kerikeri. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Aged-care company meets residents to hear development concerns

24 Dec, 2018 3:22pm
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Aged-care firm has committed to helping pay for an upgrade of Hall Rd

Hana Kōkō makes his way to shore at Waitangi by waka ama. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Life's a beach for Te Tai Tokerau's Hana Kōkō

21 Dec, 2018 6:30am
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When Hana Kōkō arrived at Waitangi he didn't bother with anything as silly as a sleigh.

Jim Morgan says he still expects to see Sandy wherever he looks in his Kaikohe home. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Dog attack victim wants help to find offender

20 Dec, 2018 8:00am
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Jim Morgan, 95, says he doesn't know how to fill his days without his 'cobber'.

Hana Kōkō is mobbed by children after arriving in Waitangi by waka ahead of a previous Kirihimete. Photo / file

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Free Christmas brekkie for all in Kaikohe

19 Dec, 2018 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and the Mid North

DoC conservation dog handlers, from left, Miriam Ritchie (Whangārei), Fin Buchanan and Adeline Bosman (Auckland) with their charges Woody, Moss, Will, Ahu, Piri, Pai and Vito.

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Conservation Festival attracts crowds in Paihia

18 Dec, 2018 12:00pm
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Inaugural Conservation Festival attracts crowds in Paihia

Hana Kōkō (Santa) arrives at Waitangi in local style to celebrate a previous Christmas. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Santa ditches sleigh, arrives by waka instead

17 Dec, 2018 12:00pm
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Organisers say they want a distinctly Waitangi version of Christmas.

Jim Morgan, 95, comforts his best mate, Sandy, at Bay of Islands Vets after Sunday's attack. Photo / supplied

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95-year-old Northland man has to have pet's leg amputated after attack by six dogs

17 Dec, 2018 11:27am
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95-year-old Northland man has to have pet's leg amputated after attack by six dogs

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Turtles washing up in Far North

13 Dec, 2018 6:00pm
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Two endangered green turtles found on Far North beaches in the past week.

Paihia's Kings Rd, a hot spot for tourists and those who prey on them.

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Bad start to Summer for tourists in Bay of Islands

13 Dec, 2018 10:30am
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Police warning: There have been a series of robberies in the Far North so be vigilant.

The dog bylaw controversy sparked protests like this one on Opua Beach in August last year by about 60 dog owners and their pets. Photo / Ruth Lawton

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Controversial bylaw goes to vote today after two-year dogfight

13 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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If passed new bylaw will ease restrictions for dogs on all but a few Far North beaches.

Conservation Festival organiser Stella Schmid prepares meat for mutton and possum sausages, or

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Possum sausages on menu at conservation festival

12 Dec, 2018 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

Saturday night's incidents involving tourists included an attack on a group of female backpackers while they were walking on Hone Heke Rd in Kerikeri. Photo / File

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Look after tourists, Northlanders urged

11 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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Female backpackers are assaulted in Kerikeri and Auckland trio are robbed in Paihia.

The revamped Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell. Photo / Salmond Reed

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Duke of Marlborough's $12m, nine-year revamp

10 Dec, 2018 6:00am
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Upgrade to Russell hotel includes new frontage, new rooms and conference facilities.

Hall Rd residents David Clendon and Beth Clarke — with Bronte Clarke, 6, Mac Clarke, 3, and Darcy Clarke, 6 — want safety improvements to the road before construction of a new retirement village goes ahead. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Residents worried as retirement village planned

7 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Hall Rd residents fear for children's safety on narrow road with no footpaths

Contestants await their turn during a previous dog show in Kerikeri. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bay News: Kerikeri goes to the dogs

5 Dec, 2018 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and the Mid North

Opito Bay residents dismayed by the poisoning of their pōhutukawa trees, from left, John Sharp, Sue Rowsell, Jenny White, Yvonne Sharp, Helen Chapman, John Chapman and Jill Smith. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Residents rage after Opito Bay pohutukawa tree poisoning

4 Dec, 2018 11:30am
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Opito Bay residents are angry after the poisoning of several pohutukawa trees on the beach

Rescuers farewell an ailing pygmy killer whale on Rarawa Beach before it is euthanased. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids

4 Dec, 2018 7:00am
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Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.

Ngāti Kuta/Patukeha kaumatua Matutera Ta Nana Clendon and Heritage NZ archaeologist James Robinson examine a cut into a stream bank during last year's dig on Moturua Island. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bay confirmed as one of oldest human settlements in NZ

3 Dec, 2018 5:00am
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Experts will return to Moturua next month to learn more about the 700-year-old settlement.

Heritage NZ staff at the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand Trust function included, Atareiria Heihei (left), Pam Bain and Andrew Coleman, with University of Auckland associate Professor Mānuka Hēnare (second from left) collecting the certificate on behalf of Ngā Uri O Hongi. Photo / Heritage NZ Pouhere Taonga

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Historic Kerikeri te reo slates added to UN register

30 Nov, 2018 10:00am
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The slates were engraved by young Māori women around 1830 and discovered in 2000.

Opito Bay residents dismayed by the poisoning of their pōhutukawa trees, John Sharp (left), Sue Rowsell, Jenny White, Yvonne Sharp, Helen Chapman, John Chapman and Jill Smith. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Anger as Opito Bay pohutukawa poisoned

30 Nov, 2018 6:00am
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At least four pohutukawa at Opito Bay had holes drilled in their roots for poison

Hundreds of volunteers formed a noisy human chain to discourage the creatures from returning to shore.

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Volunteers rally to rescue stranded whales

29 Nov, 2018 9:58am
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A massive rescue effort was underway to save several pygmy whales in Rarawa Beach.

Two men from the Okaihau area have been arrested in relation to the November 10 gunpoint robbery of Waipapa Superette. Photo / Katy Taylor

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Alleged robbers arrested after horseback escape attempt

28 Nov, 2018 3:48pm
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The men, aged 21 and 22, were arrested this morning in the Okaihau area.

Kids from Kawakawa Primary School celebrate the town's coal mining past in a previous Christmas parade. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Coal mining history adds to Xmas charm

28 Nov, 2018 2:00pm
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A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

Rescuers comfort each other before one of the ailing pygmy whales from Tuesday's refloating attempt was euthanased. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Tragic end to rescue as 5 of 6 whales re-strand on Far North beach

28 Nov, 2018 11:38am
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The rare pygmy whales beached at Great Exhibition Bay this morning

The new owners of Great Northern Traders - including, Fiona Clarke, left, and Vanessa Owen - have big plans for the long-running second-hand store. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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'Merchants of Kerikeri' making premises affordable

28 Nov, 2018 11:17am
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Long-running 2nd hand store to stay but will be joined by nine shops for new businesses.

Rescuers bid a tearful farewell to the first of two pygmy whales to be euthanised. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Joy, tears on Rarawa Beach as hundreds fight to save pygmy whales

28 Nov, 2018 5:00am
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At last report yesterday the six survivors were about 400m offshore and heading north.

Whangārei weaver Mandy Sunlight turns muka (flax fibre) into twine using a process called miro. The twine will be used to make cordage for a traditional Māori sail. Inset: The only known sail woven by Māori before European contact is now stored at the British Museum in London.

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Weavers London-bound to study sailing taonga

27 Nov, 2018 1:30pm
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A group of Northland weavers are heading to the British Museum to study Maori sail Te Rā.

The Northland Rescue Helicopter on State Highway 1 after Sunday's crash south of Kawakawa which claimed the life of Phil Pratt and left three others critically injured. Photo / NEST

NEW ZEALAND

Crash victim wanted to 'sing until he died'

24 Nov, 2018 1:00pm
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87-year-old had been at a music club get-together and was just minutes from his home.

NEW ZEALAND

No trouble on US cycle trip, then bike stolen in NZ

23 Nov, 2018 6:00am
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Jan Burch cycled 5500km across the US without trouble - then she came to Northland.

Whangaroa's GP services will be contracted out after a financial and staffing crisis at the Kaeo-based health trust earlier this year. Photo / File

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GP services at health trust contracted out

22 Nov, 2018 2:00pm
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Move opposed by locals but DHB says it's necessary for safe and ongoing GP services.

NEW ZEALAND

Kawakawa crash victim, 87, named

21 Nov, 2018 2:28pm
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Phil Pratt was a country music stalwart in Mt Maunganui, Whangārei and the Far North

The cast of Robin Hood and the Babes in the Woods at the Kerikeri Street Party promoting the upcoming pantomime by the Stage Door Theatre Company. Photo / Peter de Graaf

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Bay News: Robin Hood's coming to Kerikeri

21 Nov, 2018 2:00pm
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A round-up of news snippets, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and the Mid North

Top Energy staff at work during Sunday's planned outage. Photo / Top Energy

NEW ZEALAND

Vandalism prolongs day-long power outage

21 Nov, 2018 10:00am
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Sunday's eight-hour planned power outage could be the Far North's last.