Peter Jackson is the editor of the Northland Age
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Homes evacuated as car crash sparks massive fire
Five homes evacuated; four helicopters still at work this morning to control 80ha fire.
12yo girl struck by truck after getting off school bus
Twelve-year-old hit after getting off a school bus north of Kaitaia on Friday.
Gran uses newfound first aid skills to save grandson's life with CPR
Northland grandma Macilla Manuel was determined not to lose another mokopuna.
Heartless thief ruins Nico's proposal
Thieves took everything from tourists' car at Ahipara, including a surprise wedding ring.
Fire in the north: Crews save Ahipara houses
Flames reached the deck of one home as fire crews battled to force the blaze back.
Family watched in horror as tourist killed by bus
Bus driver is thought to have not seen the man prior to running him over.
Fires destroy house bus, damage home in Far North
House fire caused by spontaneous combustion of furniture-oil-soaked rag on deck.
Doubtless Bay locals clash with longliners
Claims longliners and commercial scallopers are stripping the area of seafood.
Public join foot chase for fleeing teens
Teens allegedly stole car and petrol, crashed into cars and legged it across farmland.
Man stabbed, tourists assaulted in Kaikohe
Police confident they will find youths who stabbed a man after they gate crashed a party
Community mourns loss of two women in fatal crash
Grieving community seeks urgent changes to a road where two women crashed and died.
True and unbelievable tale of an iconic pub
Historic hotel has been around for 130 years, enduring war and liquor bans.
Honoured for heroic beach rescue
Off-duty cop Darren Critchley risked his life saving drowning man at Ninety Mile Beach
Spectacular crash as truck spills load
Truck and trailer airborne before crossing onto state highway.