Northland Age

Bridget Simmonds was reported missing on March 6. Photo / NZ Police

Police appeal for sightings of missing Northland woman

2 Apr, 2019 4:30pm

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Kiwi fans check out Judy the kiwi held by Edwin Smith, before she is released onto a property north of Whangārei. Photo / Malcolm Pullman

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Four more Kiwi have gone bush

2 Apr, 2019 12:00pm
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Four Northland brown kiwi were released into their natural habitat by farmers last week.

Northpower trainee electrician Adriaan van Holst with Northland's 200th outdoor tsunami siren.

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Tsunami siren tests coming up on Sunday

2 Apr, 2019 11:00am
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Sirens from Te Hapua to Mangawhai will sound twice at 10am and 10.30am.

Employment Minister Willie Jackson announces $880,000 in funding for Whangārei Youth Space. Photo / Michael Cunningham

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Government cash for youth jobs

2 Apr, 2019 10:05am
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Funding of $1.3 million will help get young Northlanders into employment.

New Zealand through the lens: Northland's Matauri Bay. Photo / Richard Robinson

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Species-saving role for the Cavallis?

2 Apr, 2019 8:47am
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Motukawanui has been identified as one of 107 very special islands worldwide

Mike Moody and Spot are looking forward to representing the Far North on home turf when the nationals are held on Mt Ahu Ahu near Ohaeawai in May.

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Sheepdog trials: Moody and Spot book nationals berth

14 Mar, 2019 4:30pm
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Mike Moody and Spot won the Rodney leg of the Northland circuit on Saturday.

Te Amohaere Ella Kairua Rudolph (r) died from cancer, aged 18.

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Kaitaia College 'shining light' remembered with ultra-marathon

14 Mar, 2019 11:30am
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Te Amohaere Rudolph has been honoured two years after losing the battle with cancer.

lifestyle

Roswell: The truth is out there

26 Mar, 2019 3:00pm
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Kaitaia College 'shining light' remembered with ultra-marathon

14 Mar, 2019 11:30am
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Opinion

Armed police on guard outside the Turner Centre in Kerikeri during Friday's memorial service.

Northland Age

Editorial: Life needs to return to normal

Whatever we might think about a capital gains tax or Kiwibuild, every last one of us should be proud of how Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has represented us. Photo / AP

Northland Age

Editorial: Actions speak louder

By: Peter Jackson
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Police standing guard in front of the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, where one of the two mass shootings occurred. Photo / AP

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Letters: Peace to all

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Sharna Job showing good form on the rock wall. Photo / Supplied

NORTHLAND AGE

New Delta class excels at Waiouru

2 Apr, 2019 8:41am

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Editorial: Life needs to return to normal

2 Apr, 2019 8:34am
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local news

First Far North Go Green awards presented

2 Apr, 2019 8:27am
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Kerikeri pays tribute to mosque shooting victims

2 Apr, 2019 8:19am
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In Lisa's footsteps: Parents retrace daughter's journey

31 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Fruit growing family win big at Northland farm awards

30 Mar, 2019 1:00pm
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Sentencing of men who attacked Kerikeri 82-year-old deferred again

29 Mar, 2019 6:00pm
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OneRoof Property News

Why the traditional kitchen is disappearing before our eyes

2 Apr, 2019 3:04pm

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29 Kulim Avenue, Otumoetai. Photo / File

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OneRoof top three Tauranga listings

23 Mar, 2019 4:00am
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Top three OneRoof listings in Tauranga.

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Downsizer's guide: How to get rid of 60% of your belongings

2 Apr, 2019 2:54pm
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Out with the old, in with the new.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 19th, 2017 - Ed Sheeran performs at the Capital One Arena as part of his Ã· Tour. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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From Lego House to property empire: Ed Sheeran's $80m splurge

2 Apr, 2019 2:19pm
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Singer spends big on houses and apartments.

Rural News

Northland honey producers say they are disadvantaged by a definition of mānuka honey that doesn't take regional differences into account. Photo / John Borren

Mānuka honey rules 'crippling' Northland industry

Some honey can't be sold as mānuka even though the bees are fed exclusively on it.

Westland Milk's third biggest shareholder to support sale of the cooperative.

Dairy Holdings to vote for sale of Westland Milk to Yili

Proposed Westland Milk sale to Chinese Yili gets tick from big shareholder.

NZ beekeepers lost 10 per cent of hives last year - survey

Beekeepers have reported losing around 10 per cent of their hives last year.

Firefighters from the Wakari brigade damp down hot spots in a rural gully near Lawrence yesterday morning. Photo / Richard Davison

Reignited burn-off spreads

Farmers urged to be extra cautious after controlled burn-off reignited in South Otago.

QUT harverster Harvey is the model of the future of farming. Photo / QUT

Research centre to focus on robotics in agriculture

"It's about being smarter with agriculture and integrating technology and robotics."

Rotorua farm worker Ephraim Joseph Beazley last month admitted to murdering his ex-wife Xi Wang at her Flat Bush home. Photo / Jason Oxenham

Farm worker jailed for life for brutally killing ex-wife

A man who murdered his ex-wife in front of their toddler has been jailed for life.

Mike Kelly received an award from the New Zealand Aviation Pilots and Owners Association. Photo / File

Recognition for pilot who entered industry in 1957

Mike Kelly worked on Tiger Moths when they were widely used for transport and top-dressing

Robert Franklin, 28, was airlifted to Middlemore Hospital after a nasty fall in the rugged countryside. Photo / Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter

'I knew I wasn't walking out': Hunter rescued after snapping leg

There was a "very loud crack" when Robert Franklin hit the ground. His leg had snapped.

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The crowd gave Jacinda Ardern a standing ovation at Hagley Park today. Photo / AP

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'Keep being that light for the rest of the world' - Sonny Bill Williams at Eden Park

29 Mar, 2019 1:41pm
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Tune in for the livestream of the Christchurch Remembrance Service from 10am.

Flowers lie at a memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque for victims of the March 15 shootings in Christchurch. Photo / Vincent Yu

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Many massacre remembrance services cancelled following police advice

28 Mar, 2019 10:35am
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Events in Southland and Waikato have been cancelled following advice from police.

Inspector Al Symonds heading a team of officers working across Northland to ensure security plans are in place.

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Police roll out Operation Whakahaumanu after Christchurch attacks

28 Mar, 2019 10:00am
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Police officers advising on security and checking over lock-down procedures.

Martin Mariner flying boat in Mangonui Harbour during the Second World War. NAG 28Mar19 - The Martin Mariner flying boat, with its distinctive gull-shaped wings, safely landed at Mangonui in late

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Why did a WWII flying boat land at Mangonui?

28 Mar, 2019 9:35am
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No one knows why a flying boat and a Navy vessel called at Mangonui during WWII.

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Saving soldiers' stories before it's too late

28 Mar, 2019 9:30am
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Families of 28 Maori Battalion Company A soldiers are sharing their memories

Kerry and Diane Robertson NAG 28Mar19 - Kerry and Diane Robertson, closing the door at Apex Plumbers.

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A holiday would be nice

28 Mar, 2019 9:24am
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Kaitaia's Apex Plumbers has closed its doors as Kerry and Diane Robertson retire

Daniel Andrewes and Abby Andrewes and their children, Ethan, (left) and Larissa, are calling on the government to make the meningitis free for all under-20-year-olds. Photo / File

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Another meningitis diagnosis

28 Mar, 2019 9:17am
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A seven-month-old child is the latest to be diagnosed with meningitis.

Māori Battalion veteran Selwyn Clarke (right) at Kaitaia's Anzac Day service in 2015. Photo / Peter Jackson

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Māori Battalion veteran dies aged 91

27 Mar, 2019 6:00pm
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Selwyn Clarke, last survivor of 28th Māori Battalion's A Company, will be buried on Friday

Trevor and Danielle Beatson, creators of the iLose app after Trevor's successful weight-loss journey.

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Weight loss app created by 'accidental entrepreneurs'

26 Mar, 2019 11:00am
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'We rolled out the butchers' paper, that teachers use, on the deck and started drawing'

northland age

Editorial: Actions speak louder

26 Mar, 2019 10:00am
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Peter Jackson notes our trust in our fellow man was shaken by the events in Christchurch.

Valerie Churchouse was disturbed by the theft of her precious bromeliads from her property in Mill Bay. Photo / Denise Piper

northland age

Bromeliad bandits take Valerie's peace of mind

26 Mar, 2019 9:00am
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Many dozens of plants taken in raid which has unsettled keen gardener Valerie Churchouse.

Two minutes' silence for the Christchurch terrorist victims at Te Ahu. Photo / Supplied

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Christchurch mosque attacks: 'A challenge we must accept'

26 Mar, 2019 8:30am
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Mayor John Carter says we need to do more to understand each other.

Hone Harawira's initial reaction to a request to go fishing with Don Brash for charity was

northland age

For reel: Hone Harawira and Don Brash plan fishing trip

24 Mar, 2019 5:00am
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Hopefully the only ones in the water on the unlikely outing remain the fish.

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New Zealand falls silent: 'We are broken-hearted but we are not broken'

22 Mar, 2019 12:54pm
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New Zealand stops to mourn the victims of the Christchurch terror attack.

Whitinga Harris, from Otaua, Kaikohe, who is battling stage four colon cancer, with his sons Waaka, 9, and Heremia Grace-Harris, 12. 13 March 2019 Northern Advocate Photograph by Peter de Graaf

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Buying a little more time for his kids

21 Mar, 2019 1:59pm
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Local family trying to raise $100,000 to give dad with cancer more time.

NAG 21Mar19 - Faye Irwin Erceg cut a ribbon to unofficially declare the newly sealed Upper Okahu Rd open. FRANCIS MALLEY

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Road sealing celebrated with soiree

21 Mar, 2019 1:44pm
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The residents of Upper Okahu Rd celebrate road sealing with a street party

Kaitaia woman Toddy Shepherd, accused of stealing more than $100,000 from a national disability support charity, will have to wait to learn her fate after a judge's decision was not ready.

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Kaitaia woman accused of defrauding disabled charity waits to learn fate

21 Mar, 2019 1:20pm
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Kaitaia woman accused of defrauding disabled charity waits to learn fate

Paihia vigil for victims of Christchurch shootings. Photo / Peter de Graaf

northland age

'We will walk with you'

21 Mar, 2019 10:00am
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'We are all united with the people of Christchurch, and they have our deepest sympathy.'

The now-dead pohutukawa scars the landscape in Cable Bay. Photo / Denise Piper

northland age

Pōhutukawa tree poisoned in Cable Bay

21 Mar, 2019 7:00am
2 minutes to read

Holes drilled into the trunk evidence of foul play.

German backpacker Marvin Rieger with fellow travellers Greg Tasker and Katharina Wallhorn, and all that's left of his car after it was stolen and torched. Photo / Peter de Graaf

northland age

Backpacker's 'amazing' car stolen from Paihia hostel, torched

20 Mar, 2019 6:00pm
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Traveller, 19, heartened by community's offers of help.

Fire And Emergency staff were examining the Kaitaia Gun Club after it burnt down early yesterday. Photo / Denise Piper

northland age

Second suspicious fire at gun club

20 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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Gun club president says a legitimate sport is being threatened by 'some idiot'.

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