Kristin Edge is a reporter for the Northern Advocate
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Oh, the places we go: Northlanders welcome level 2
Northlanders out and about as country goes into level 2.
Kaitaia's lockdown 'a big joke'
Doctor Lance O'Sullivan called lockdown "a big joke" as cars drove by in Kaitaia.
Police roll out Operation Whakahaumanu after Christchurch attacks
Police officers advising on security and checking over lock-down procedures.
Avocado thieves take crop in Kaikohe
An avocado grower says thieves have stripped his orchard of up to 70 per cent of the fruit
Kaitāia pāua poacher jailed for a year
Paua will be gone in 10 years unless plundering stops, says local.
Flood of meth violence overwhelms cops
More police dedicated to targeting drugs and organised criminal groups are needed to stem the flood of methamphetamine into Northland.