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Plea to stay away from Northland's busy hospitals unless vital as Covid cases fall below 400

399 new Covid cases today and plea to stay away from hospital unless emergency

Youth discount slashed due to man's refusal to own offending

Man jailed for five years for rape and indecent assaults continues to deny the offending.

Pressure to retain Marsden Point Refinery ramps up

Line-up of speakers at a public meeting in Whangārei on the refinery's closure.

Find out how you can commemorate Anzac Day this year in Northland

Check out this list of planned Anzac Day commemorations around the region.

Northland cop deployed to troubled Solomon Islands

Northland cop James Calvert is heading to the Solomon Islands at the end of April.

448 new Covid cases in Northland on Thursday

The latest Covid numbers from the Northland District Health Board.

Luxon's first visit to Northland as National leader draws a crowd

National to build four-lane highway and look into saving the refinery, Luxon says.

New National leader keen on party winning again in Northland

New ideas key to winning Whangārei and Northland electorates back, Luxon says.

Mystery blaze, car crash, an arrest and more

Catch up on what's happening around the region.

Air NZ 'agnostic' about Northland airport location; future needs of electric planes unknown

Northlanders tell Air NZ board they'd love to see return of direct Wellington flights.

Comment: Wealthy nations are the biggest carbon emitters

Some people and countries contribute a lot to global warming and some hardly at all

New dolphin rules 'changing boatie behaviour' - DoC

So far 415 boaties spoken to for breaching dolphin rules; 11 potentially facing fines.

'We just needed to get together, share some stories': Principals enjoy much-needed get-together

Northland principals revitalise at a three-day conference in Waitangi.

Man says he is unjustly in custody and is not who the State claims

Northland man Jay Maui Wallace says he is not answerable to the State or its courts.

More than a month's rain for Whangārei over Easter - what's next?

More than the average rainfall for the month of April fell over the long weekend

364 cases new community cases; 35 hospital patients positive

There are 215 cases in Whangārei, 117 cases in the Far North, and 32 cases in Kaipara.

House fire in Raumanga

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Raumanga last night.

Kevin Page: Best made plans and all that...

Hopefully by next Easter Mrs P will be speaking to me again.