Gold fever returns to Northland
As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush
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Officer breaks down at inquest
A police officer who was driving a patrol car that struck and killed a 16-year-old walking along a state highway at night gave an emotional apology.
No sign of missing fisherman
Police are searching for a second man who is presumed drowned after a floundering expedition went tragically wrong.
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Most travellers in the north know Kawakawa as the town with the railway running down the middle of the main street.
50-plus drug arrests in North Island
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