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Northland news in brief: Kind donation, police warning

Catch up on what's happening around the region.

Witness: Armed police swarm Paihia car after bank 'incident'

A woman was allegedly removed from the vehicle in Paihia by armed police.

Car crashes into tree following bank 'incident'

It is believed the man was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Fear of repercussion: Medicine's mental health stigma

The burden on clinicians' mental health must be addressed, anaesthetist Dan Owens says.

Suicide doctor's widow: 'My biggest mistake'

Kate Harding speaks of the lessons learned from husband Richard's suicide.

Our Hidden Homeless: A place to call home after years of living in caravan parks

Northlander Eric Monk has a place to call home after decades of living a transient life.

Our Hidden Homeless: Families living in cars and tents; couch-surfing grandmas

A Kaikohe-based trust is trying to help Northland's homeless get into home ownership.

Editorial: How you can help Our Hidden Homeless

Homelessness is a reality for our region, here is how you can help.

Northland 'wild west'; gun culture needs a community effort to holster

Northland's gun violence is being fed by meth addiction.

Thieves raid papakainga, empty tradesman's tool shed

Thieves cut four padlocks to steal man's tools, wrecking his plans to fix up family home.

Cock of the North bowls trophy on the line

The Northland 1-5 year representative teams will also be competing against Far North.

Māori wards campaigner: Government is failing councils

Campaigner believes the Government should be supporting councils more.

Life-changing surgery helps Whangārei schoolgirl overcome serious medical condition

She daily faced massive bleeding from strained blood vessels.

Teen's olive oil extract gets big YES from judges

Young Enterprise Scheme sees youth create and run their own businesses.

Flowers taking over weeds as cemeteries get makeover

A Ngunguru cemetery has been earmarked for renovation by Whangārei District Council.

Car vs power pole crashes, who's to blame?

Very few drivers deliberately slam into a power pole, says road safety's John Williamson.

Youths critically hurt as car slams into shipping container at '140km/h', shunts it 2m

Speed, wet road and no seatbelt contributed to horrific South Hokianga crash.

Northland news in brief: Rubbish barge back, chemical spray talk

New snippets from around the region.