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Rants & Raves: Messy Bay

Mission Bay Reserve is one of Auckland's most popular summer evening spots. So why are the men's loos allowed to get so filthy?

Council spends thousands on rusty truck

Whangarei District Council spent nearly $29,000 trying to dispose of a businessman's truck worth $1500 it seized for displaying advertising signs on a public road.

Homicide investigation launched into Whangarei death

Northland Police have launched a homicide investigation following a violent incident which left a young man dead north of Whangarei last night.

'It's embarrassing because it's so stupid'

When Harley McEwan's lawnmower stalled, he instinctively used his hand to remove the sticks caught between the machine's cutter blade - without stopping the motor.

Mystery surrounds stabbed man

A man with a stab wound to one shoulder ended up walking into a Whangarei home early yesterday.

$32m bridge can't handle summer heat

It cost $32m and has won a top engineering award - but Whangarei's bridge has been unable to rise for boaties when temperatures topped 26C this summer.

Roadworks bring southbound Whangarei traffic to standstill

Road works have brought traffic to a standstill south of Whangarei as holidaymakers trickle home from their summer breaks, leaving some motorists seeing red.

Launches collide in Whangarei Harbour

Two launches collided in Whangarei Harbour last night, leaving them both significantly damaged.

Link opens in Northland

Victim of 'unprovoked attack' named

A father of three who died after an apparently unprovoked attack at his Whangarei property has been named by police.

Elderly man trapped by piece of timber

An elderly man was flown to Whangarei Hospital yesterday after being trapped by a piece of timber for about 24 hours on a property in Northland.

Check out this act of kindness

When Whangarei Pak'nSave checkout operator Rebecca Mclean, 18, helped an elderly customer pay for her groceries last week she did not intend to tell anyone.

Man arrested over kidnapping incident

A 50-year-old man has been arrested over a kidnapping incident in Whangarei last month.

Kia ora: Whangarei

North is just the tops, Elisabeth Easther discovers on a trip up to Whangarei.

Rare car stolen in Whangarei

A rare Nissan Skyline racing car, valued at $60,000, has been stolen from a rural property in Whangarei.

Postwoman shot while making rounds

A wounded postwoman is believed to have been accidentally shot with a pellet gun while making her rounds in Northland yesterday morning.

Elderly woman beaten with her own walking sticks

An elderly woman was beaten with her own walking sticks during a home invasion in Whangarei last night.

Deeply sorry over 'kia ora'

The chief executive of the KiwiYo company says he is deeply sorry that a Whangarei teenager quit her job after she was told not to greet customers with a traditional "kia ora".