Latest from Kaipara District

Top slicing to end; PHE to start charging for services to GPs

Large GP practices to end up paying tens of thousands a year to access PHE services.

News snippets from Northland

News in briefs from Northland.

Mountain bike trail volunteers appeal for public assistance

Plans afoot for massive mountain bike trail to cost about $680,000.

Huge concrete beams craned into place for new Port Rd bridge

The beams mark next stage in $10m project due to be completed late August.

A closer look at Northland Covid hospitalisations

The median age to date of people in hospital with Covid in Northland is 48-years.

Jury hears from expert witness in Max Beckham trial for alleged historic child sex offending

The Northland man is facing trial by jury after denying he indecently assaulted two girls.

Comment: Without the buy-in, it's a long road to zero

Columnist John Williamson says there is no public ownership in the Road to Zero campaign

Boredom, lockdowns lead to spike in meth use

Methamphetamine use more than doubled between July and September.

Plunge Pop Culture Convention ready for a trip to Far North

Plunge Enterprise director Aruneshwar Singh excited for fourth convention in Whangārei,

Police name motorcyclist killed in crash on Saturday

Police have named the motorcyclist killed in a crash in Whangārei on Saturday

More fires, fewer volunteer firefighters

Maungaturoto Volunteer Fire Brigade desperately needs more volunteers.

Northland police fall short of road safety targets

Northland failed to meet any of the its road policing targets last year

'Anzac Day reminds us of what the Anzac spirit has taught us; courage, integrity, honour'

Anzac Day looked different this year but thousands across Northland still turned out.

Healthy kai projects in Northland can get funding to get started

Funding available for Northland healthy kai projects

Service station and liquor store staff terrified by armed and disguised men

Man's childhood thefts of food and groceries escalated to aggravated robberies.

Warriors and Auckland age grade league teams play a Northland selection

Age-grade league teams from the Warriors and Auckland play matches in Whangārei.

174 new Covid cases in Northland today

Northland has 174 new Covid 19 cases today

Whangārei public meeting urges Government to step in and keep oil refinery operational

Hundreds attended Whangārei 'Don't Demolish The Refinery" public meeting.