Latest from Dargaville

Knife brought to Kerikeri school fight sparks lockdown

Students hid under desks for 30 minutes; staff praised for stepping in to stop fight.

Small Bay business makes big splash at tourism awards

With overseas tourists shut out, business switched to free dolphin cruises for local kids

Group of Whangārei professionals see value in iconic city flats

Consortium wants to buy Whangārei's iconic Almond Court flats

Night rescue saves hurt fisherman stranded on rocks

High tide and large swells stopped rescuers on the ground from being able to help the man.

News snippets from Northland

News in brief from Northland.

Gold for Northland rugby power woman

Portia Woodman is amongst eight Northlanders who are part of the NZ Olympic team.

Students evacuated after person armed with knife seen on school grounds

The lockdown was lifted and students evacuated to a sports field around 12.05pm.

Migrant family reunited after 17 months, wife makes it out of South Africa hours before lockdown

South African woman lucky to reunite with Whangārei-based husband after 17 months.

New Health Shuttle helps expand much-needed St John service in the Far North

People struggling financially can use the service for free or for a koha (donation).

Gwen Lawson's Northland Bowls column

Northland men's fours win silver medal at NZ Bowls Champ of Champs

News snippets from Northland

Kawakawa teen wins 'one to watch' title; and elderly man attacked.

K-Pop Academy stars Northland talent

Five Dargaville High School students are set to star in TV series.

'Unprovoked attack' launched on elderly Whangārei man in Onerahi Bowls Club carpark

Police want information about a man on a bicycle in Onerahi on the night of July 10.

Free tests aim to stamp out 'silent killer'

Many people don't know they have hepatitis C until it's too late.

Pathway gets new sets of eyes to stop violent attacks

Northlanders keen to become a CCTV volunteer can sign up at their local police station.

Identification scanning sees incident-free nights out in Whangārei

Whangārei bars keen to adopt identification scanning but expense is a deterrent.