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Comment: Changing the script for a healthy lifestyle

Sport Northland head extols the virtues of staying fit and healthy

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Northland mum teaches how to save money and still make good, healthy kai

Haurora Wānanga is part of the winter wellness campaign encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

'My 4yo understands Dad's not coming back': Brian Harding to be farewelled

The crash victim will be farewelled by family and friends in Dargaville this weekend.

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'Twindemic' of Covid, flu hammering Northland schools

At Kerikeri High, Northland's biggest school, up to 30 teachers are off sick each day.

Whangārei man discovers winning Lotto ticket in his wallet a week later

A week passed before the man realised he should check the Lotto ticket in his wallet.

What's keeping three out of five Northlanders awake at night?

A Kiwi sleep coach gives expert tips on how to catch a good night's kip despite worries.

Comment: Disability needs to be looked from all angles - not just medical

Jonny Wilkinson shares an a-ha moment he had about how we consider disabilities

Three arrests as drugs, ammunition seized

Operation Cobalt has begun in Northland as police search Dargaville properties.

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Paihia CCTV outcry: Apology after homeless man's privacy breached

Facebook page admin says he wanted to get help for homeless man by publicising his plight.

Comment: The missing characters in our culinary story

Sipping a glass of wine in the North is almost always accompanied by incredible views

Opinion: New era for better health in Aotearoa New Zealand

Health NZ all for better health outcomes, Whangārei MP Emily Henderson says.

'I could feel my teeth cracking': Man assaulted after confronting teen troublemakers

A man was left badly bruised after an encounter with a group of youths on a bus.

Whangārei kindy urges whānau to donate spare blankets to boost kids' attendance

Raumanga kindy starts blanket donations to support families during the winter months