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DoC trying to free orca trapped in cray pot line in Whangārei Harbour

DoC trying to free orca trapped in cray pot line off Tutukaka

NRC spends $99k in fight over mooring structure fees

Northland Regional Council spends up large fighting couple over remission of mooring fees.

Settled weather for Kiwi Christmas

Relax, it's going to be a nice Christmas Day.

Householders could lose homes after rating arrears

Far North homeowners could lose their properties due to long-overdue rates.

Air-ambulance transfers unavailable for days

DHB chief executives warned patients could come to harm, documents reveal.

New Zealand's One Mile Championship is back

Country's elite will contest Mile titles for the first time since 1968-69 season.

Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America

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

Far North iwi replaces vandalised pou

Te Rarawa repairs, recarves and repaints pou which are re-installed in a dawn ceremony.

Simon Wilson: Beware small-minded politicians hiding behind fake economic arguments

COMMENT: Knowing cost of a plan is important, but the business case won't tell you that.

Scrub fire in Far North after car crash

The vehicle had rolled and caused power lines to come down.

Hapū versus iwi over the land on which proposed port sits

There are unresolved issues over the land on which the proposed port would sit.

Wayne Brown: 'Once in a lifetime' port move must be seized

The lead architect of the plan to move Auckland's port North writes on what it promises.

Four men involved in Ōtangarei riot sentenced

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

Fran O'Sullivan: Respect vital to oil wheels of any port move

There has been a seriously bad corrosion of public process on this issue.

Residents call for more police presence to catch speeding drivers

Proposal to reduce speed on a number of high-risk Northland roads.

Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues

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