Sick baby may have lived if he wasn't sent home from emergency department
The baby died two days after being sent home from a half-hour ED visit.
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Uretiti Beach not patrolled despite being known drowning hot spot
Report highlights coroners' comments after four Northland drownings
'Breathe bro, just breathe': Off-duty lifeguard saves man's life - twice
Quick-thinking lifeguard Quinn Bedford successfully resuscitated the hurt man twice.
Northland's biggest tertiary education provider hopeful Budget 2022 breaks down barriers
NorthTec's chief executive welcomes Budget 2022 investment into vocational education.
Surfer rescued in Far North after being knocked out on rocks
The man needed to be resuscitated twice.
Prominent kaumātua and activist Joe Hawke dies age 82
Hawke, of Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei, led his people in their efforts to reclaim their land.
Inmate busted using girlfriend to smuggle meth behind bars
Plan foiled by "non-contact" visit.
14-yo armed robbery suspect walks free after police botch arrest
Judge believed police wanted to make sure teen didn't get bail again.
Wild weather: Tornado, gales - woman dies after being crushed by tree; harbour bridge lanes closed
Wild weather has hit the country.
Good start but more needed: Northland's take on Budget climate change measures
$2.9b has been set aside from the Emissions Trading Scheme to fight climate change.
Trades training receives $230m boost in Budget 2022
The investment will provide support for another 24,000 apprentices.
Tai Tokerau Principals' Association president pleased with Budget 2022
$3b is targeting some of the right areas, according to Pat Newman.
School principal goes door-knocking to fight student absenteeism
A Whangārei principal is breaking down barriers between the school and whānau.
Whangārei drive-by shooting: Six people arrested
Two search warrants were carried out after reports of shots being fired in Kamo.
Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone
Here are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.
Icy blast hits NZ: 849 lightning strikes, flooding - and big swell, snow on the way
Strong winds, heavy rain across NZ, and brace for a temperature drop down south on Friday.
Rāhui placed on Tāne Mahuta track after discovery of body
Te Roroa placed the rāhui on the popular walking track in the Waipoua Forest yesterday.
Boy, 8, permanently disabled in crash caused by 11-time drink-driver
Recidivist drink-driver Peter Stringfellow was subject to supervision when he reoffended.
Murder accused to appear next in Northland court, police appeal for information
Two charges have been laid: murder involving a firearm & unlawful possession of a firearm.
Gaelene Bright: Man appears in court charged with murder
The Hokianga community is saddened by the loss of Gaelene Bright.
Disappearance of Gaelene Bright: Murder charge after body found in forest
Police believe the body is Gaelene Bright, who was last heard from early on May 1.
Witness claims children were unwashed, unloved and unsupervised
Children had to wait in locked car until passed-out mother woke up, court told.
NZ 'considering' sanctions on Russian billionaire oligarch
Alexsandr Abramov is worth an estimated $10b, and owns properties here.
Retiree's $100k claim a 'wildly inaccurate' assessment of damages due
Dargaville pensioner's tenancy dispute less serious than comparable Kainga Ora cases
'Survival mode': Inquiry finds Omicron response put disabled people at risk
Human Rights Commission inquiry finds disabled people put at risk by NZ's Omicron response
Carved pou, toka finishing touches for Kawakawa roundabout
The $6m project aimed to create an attractive gateway as well as a safer intersection.
'They have a right to feel safe at work': Firefighters and paramedics endure assaults
The public is urged to be kind to first responders as they endure violence on the job.
Bye bye blue sky: Cloud rolls in after bluebird week
Few weather worries for most, but rain warning issued for one part of the country.
'A nano-second': Elderly driver sentenced after motorcyclist killed
Shane Harnett died in the crash on the intersection of Marsden Point Rd and SH1.
Son wrestled with schizophrenia and drugs before fatal shootings
Daniel Raines fatally shot his stepfather Garry before killing himself in September 2017.
Police investigating disappearance of Northland mum
Gaelene Bright, 69, was last seen in south Hokianga on May 1.
Driver who fired shots during police chase 'a changed man' in tearful court appearance
Northland man has been jailed for firing a gun in the air during a police pursuit.
Volunteer exodus due to vax mandate leaves stretched firefighters 'in despair'
FENZ says 10 Northland volunteers have quit. Firefighters say the number is much higher.
Whangārei man sentenced to preventive detention for attack on his partner
Tawhai spent much of his adulthood in custody but did little to address his offending.