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288.2kg blue marlin great start to season

Even though it weighed in at 288.2kg, it was only the third heaviest Haliday had caught.

Pod of pilot whales spotted, locals asked to report sightings

The pod was last spotted close to shore off Marsden Point yesterday.

Adam Pearse: Reflecting on a year in Northland sport

A lot has happened in the sporting sphere for Northland's athletes - here's the best of it

Best of 2019: Dark future of Whangārei city centre

There are 48 empty shops in the Whangarei CBD.

Woman dies after boat flips in festive season's fourth water tragedy

A woman in her 60s after the boat she was in flipped in the Far North.

Best of 2019: Ice cream does make you happy, says dairy owner

Dieticians NZ head says messages around ice cream need to be responsible.

Drug addled youth now running rehab programme

A Kaitaia youth that went through a drug rehab programme, is now helping to run it.

Higher honours on Cooper's horizon

Could we see Onerahi Central's Henry Cooper in a Black Caps uniform in the near future?

Chemo pump unhooked but Grayson's fight continues

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

Road to redemption: Roswell's remarkable Black Sticks return

It's been four years out in the cold, now Dwayne Rowsell is back with a point to prove.

York proving mind over matter

Steve York did just three road rides before tackling four laps of Lake Taupō in 33 hours.

Scammer ordered to pay back $7000 to victims in online ticket scam

A Whangārei woman has been ordered to pay back money to victims she "ripped off".

Community charged after landlord requests removal of EV station

The EV charger was installed five years ago by Northpower.

Northland's newest pro golfer keeping his head

With a baby coming and a potential Japan Golf Tour card, Brown will have his hands full.

Can NRU get junior rugby right?

Changes are afoot for Northland junior rugby, possibly including the Taniwha Shield.

Hallowed sporting ground abandoned to homeless

Inside Whangārei's Jubilee Park, a former league ground and now a home for the destitute.