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Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America

Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America

Stratford hero inspires zombie-themed book

Zombies and a crashed plane take centre stage in Paul Charman's new book.

Appeal board rules that ice cream makes you happy

Whangārei resident complained over sign outside a Maunu dairy.

Council apologises to tenants left in dark over sale of flats

Residents living in the council-owned flats known as Almond Court say they are in limbo.

Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site

Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.

Four men involved in Ōtangarei riot sentenced

Dominque Ormsby landed a coward punch to the back of a policeman's head during a riot

Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues

Grayson was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma when he was eight months old.

Road to redemption: Roswell's remarkable Black Sticks return

It's been four years out in the cold, now Dwayne Rowsell is back with a point to prove.

Drone used for the first time in arrest of Northland man

Police-operated drone tracks fleeing man across paddock in a first for Northland.

Residents fret over a lack of maintenance on flats

A lack of maintenance on pensioner flats necessitates their sale in Kaipara.

High prices blamed for a drop in property values

Combined with lower interest rates that will lead to better affordability.

Virtual reality uses various scenarios for training firefighters

New fire fighting training technology provides scenarios just like the real thing.

On the beat with New Zealand's best canine police duo

Being a police dog handler is not a job for the faint hearted.

$350,700 boost helps food rescue programme grow in North

Food that otherwise would have been dumped feeds hungry families instead.

Food programme to expand across Northland thanks to $350,000 boost

Grant from the Ministry for the Environment's Waste Minimisation Fund for Northland.

Cameron Leslie's life-changing 18 days

Leslie, 29, had to leave his five-week old baby behind to chase his dreams.