Northland new briefs

A ticket sold in Whangārei won $19,016 on Lotto Second Division on Wednesday.

Lotto win for Whangārei

A ticket sold in Whangārei was among eight that won more than $19,000 on Lotto Second Division on Wednesday night. The ticket, sold at Corner Cardz N Magz, won its owner $19,016.

Child death inquiry

Northland Police are continuing its investigation into the death of an infant girl in Kaitaia last week and want help from the public. Police said the infant was 4-week-old Maree Takuira Mita Ngahere, from Kaitaia, who died on February 19. Results from a post-mortem indicated she suffered a brain injury and bleeding to her brain. There was also severe bruising on one arm and thigh. Acting Detective Inspector Lloyd Schmid said police are working closely with Oranga Tamariki as part of the investigation. Anyone with further information can contact Kaitaia Police on (09) 408 6500 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police dog attack charges

An Onerahi man charged with intentionally wounding a police dog in the head in December has been further remanded in custody. Adam Tipene also denied charges of unlawfully interfering with a motorcycle, assaulting a police officer while committing a crime, failing to stop for police, entering a building with intent to commit a crime with a knife and resisting a police officer. His case was called in the Whangarei District Court this week and he was remanded in custody to reappear in the court on March 15.

Thanks for reading

The Northern Advocate's readership continues to grow, with an average of 1000 more readers every day over the past three months. Figures released yesterday from Neilson Media Research show that the Northern Advocate's average daily readership is 37,000 people, up 8000 on the previous year. The Advocate is still NZME's second most read regional daily paper, behind Hawkes Bay Today's 46,000 and ahead of the Bay of Plenty Times' 26,000. Both those papers' regions have higher populations than Northland. The newspaper thanks all its readers for helping achieve this outstanding result. The results are for all people 15-plus.