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Students evacuated after person armed with knife seen on school grounds

The lockdown was lifted and students evacuated to a sports field around 12.05pm.

'She was all about the love for life': Moerewa mum still fighting for killed daughter

The story of a Northland mum's encounter with death, grief, stigma and loss in Moerewa.

Fire takes everything from young family, cellphone charger likely cause

Young family "trying to get on in the world" lose everything in tragic fire.

'He lunged for the guy': Pet dog saves woman stabbed during attempted home invasion

Only the attacker's eyes were visible as a black bandanna and black hood masked his face.

Māori wellbeing practices working for Hokianga Hospital patients

Beautiful spaces are becoming places of connection, healing, peace, and refuge.

Northland dune lakes are torn between saving native biodiversity and trout fishery

KDC Reserve Management Plan 2016 identifies trout as pest fish, continues ban on release.

Northland is on Time's list of world's greatest places, thanks to Māori tourism ventures

Three Māori tourism ventures have propelled Northland into Time's top 100 destinations.

The end of bank cheques: Another step digitally excluding older people?

Are our decisions to embrace a digital world leaving some of our most vulnerable behind?

What a dish: UK author adds a plateful of talent to arts centre fundraiser

More than 100 artists - mostly from Northland - have added their plates to the fundraiser

Hoax 111 call: Rescue chopper part of large-scale callout

Police dealing with hoax calls don't want kids to fear calling 111 in a real emergency.

Council's rego, WOF checks 'hit Māori, rural poor hardest'

Rural Māori already face extra barriers to becoming road-legal, driver advocate says.

Whangārei residents rally to crime hui to find solutions

The crime hui attracted an impressive showing of locals keen to make their home safer.

Northlanders weave themselves into Whangārei Library Matariki celebrations

Northlanders united to learn the art of flax weaving as part of Matariki celebrations.

Student allegedly threatens to stab classmate - and police were not called

A mum has spoken out after a knife threat in a classroom was dealt with by the school.

'What the hell?': The startling story of Buddha by the beach

While some locals are intrigued by the flash development, others say they're suffering.

Person dies in single-vehicle crash in Ruakākā

Police and emergency services are called to a single-vehicle crash in Ruakākā.

Young driver, 150km/h speeds, and a faulty car a fatal combo that killed Northland teen

Kiwis are driving too fast on roads not designed for high speeds, a coroner says.

Take a Matariki journey in the footprints of Kupe and Tāne

On the trail of gods and adventurers across Aotearoa.