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Sea patrol: Fisheries Officers will be out on Northland waters these holidays
Stick to the fisheries rules this summer, or risk action.

Hundreds of jobs lost: Marsden Pt confirms move to import-only terminal
Move confirmed - Marsden Pt Oil Refinery to be fuel import only terminal

Marsden Pt Oil Refinery should become import fuel-only terminal in 2022
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery on track to reopen as fuel import-only terminal next year

Warning of issues from closure of Northland's Marsden Pt oil refinery
Turning Marsden Pt Refinery into an fuel import terminal would lead to major issues for NZ

Rare ocean bird that landed in Northland, 8000km off course, dies despite efforts of rescuers
Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre unable to save rare ocean bird

Last refinery customer gives green light to convert to fuel import only terminal
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery has moved a step closer to being an import only terminal

Tonnes of citrus from Whangārei's Lions Clubs' Citrus for the South collection
Whangārei's Lions Clubs' Citrus for the South collection gathers tonnes of fruit.

Record kiwifruit crop in Northland harvests $76 million
Northland's $76 million kiwifruit crop a new record yield.

Marsden Pt Oil Refinery likely to stop refining fuel and import it instead
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery moves a step closer to stop refining oil