Community-built bike path aims to keep riders safe and boost health
Once complete, the shared path will stretch from Russell to the ferry landing at Ōkiato.
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Angry residents start petition against community housing development
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Driver who hit Whangārei motorcyclist from behind won't face court
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Taumatamakuku strikes back: How one small Far North community made its roads safer
Locals fought for generations for footpaths and lower speeds without success. Until now.
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Reopening of Northland's popular walking tracks some time away
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Trial of man accused of killing Kaikohe grandmother Linda Woods two years away
Not guilty pleas over death of Linda Woods in her Kaikohe home.
Mum's warning after man allegedly convinces teen to secretly catch flight
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Ōkaihau mums on a mission to reopen abandoned playcentre
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400 lightning strikes illuminate Northland overnight
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Man facing more than 100 sex charges
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Denis O'Reilly: Jones reckons a gang member is effectively a domestic terrorist
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Cheers to the best of brews and finest of foods
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Concerns new health policy will disadvantage already underserved elderly
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Breakthrough tech set to make waves in failing treatment plant
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Police car crashes into dirt bike on suburban route
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Whangārei Boys' High School needs more time for review into education outside the classroom
Boys' high had until June 14 to review its education outside the classroom activities.
Caulerpa eradication in Bay of Islands could take decade, regional council says
The NRC push comes despite the lack of international success in caulerpa eradication.
Skipper charged after Enchanter tragedy appears in court
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Far North Mayor Moko Tepania humble in the global spotlight
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has been nominated for a global Politician of the Year Award.
Time traveller from the age of dinosaurs returns to Bay of Islands
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Northland woman's amazing transformation following life-changing head injury
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Roads flooded in Tologa Bay, warning upgraded: Weather watches extended across NI
Heavy rain watches issued for Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty.
'He loved his children': Uncle pays tribute to doting father of two
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