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More than 100 lightning strikes in Northland overnight

Northlanders are urged to make the most of the good weather as more rain is on the way.

Revealed: The courts where privacy was most often breached

Data details ministry staff viewing court documents without justified reasons.

Brakes put on Northland's housing market

House prices in Northland have risen just 1.4 per cent in the last three months.

Kaipara Ultrasound expands into Whangārei after opening in Wellsford during Covid pandemic

Kaipara Ultrasound opens branch in Whangārei after spotting gap in the market

No consistency: Northland retailers fed up with conflicting mask rules

Northland retailers are tired of trying to police confusing mask mandates.

Free cooking class feeds the Raumanga community

A charity is teaching locals how to cook and feeding the community in one hit.

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Special Hokianga farm to get 60,000 native trees planted

60,000 trees for Hokianga farm and public can help with the planting.

Vaughan Gunson: Consolidating innovations in digital health will hopefully help improve health outcomes

Seeing doctors in person remains at the heart of patient-centred healthcare.

Great Minds: 1 in 5 Northland youths have mood disorder

Psychiatrists and youths talk about how to improve young Northlanders' mental health.

Our Treasures: Messages from the past at the Whangārei Museum

Whangārei Museum Exhibitions Curator Ashleigh McLarin explores meaningful books.

Police investigating after woman's body found in a Kerikeri river

Body found in Waipapa River by a member of the public on May 22.

Person being treated for knife wound after Raumanga fight

A person has been stabbed in Raumanga this afternoon.

'Northland young kids were getting addicted to vaping, while many parents have no clue'

Northland smoke-free adviser blames the increase in vaping retailers for more kids vaping

Northland doused by heavy rains overnight

Let us know about wild weather in your area by emailing reporters@northernadvocate.co.nz

Legal aid lawyers getting a pay rise, debt repayment to be made easier

Nearly $14m paid to legal aid lawyers in Northland the past year.

'If a week is enough to solve the problems of a 'disturbed child', pigs can fly too'

Northland Principals worry the Interim Response Fund in the region is "just not enough".

News snippets from Northland

News in briefs from Northland.