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How an $8m meth empire was busted as final four sentences handed down

Operation Freya netted about 17kg of meth in the large-scale Northland bust.

Driver dead after single-vehicle crash in Whangārei

Police say victim died at the scene and an investigation is now under way.

'Never seen this before': Hospital ED hits 'Code Black'

This afternoon, the Whangārei Hospital's ED was at 156% capacity.

Tiny egg to big fish in a year: Land-based farm hooks into global seafood goals

A new state-of-the-art, land-based kingfish farm is officially opened.

‘We are now at our limit’: Doctors speak out as new patients to be turned away

Employed staff already work 40-60 hours a week plus additional shifts.

Kaipara ratepayers face $25k bill after Māori ward abolished

The review is required under new government legislation.

Little stories of Hikurangi featured in student art

Kāinga - Little Stories of Hikurangi is on show until Sunday.

Fake police officers scamming people for money

Scammers impersonating police are trying to fleece people out of money.

Northland officer investigated for allegedly accessing data and other matters

An 'employment process' found the officer had breached the Police Code of Conduct.

'Why penalise the dog owners who do the right thing': Calls for more positive use of registration fees

Dog owners say the council should make better use of their registration fees.

Intoxicated driver killed much-loved policewoman and wants to avoid conviction

Guilty driver had consumed beer and cannabis.

Life as a mixed-race New Zealander explored in Kaitāia man Mike Bentley's poetry

The new book focuses on life as a Palagi-Samoan Kiwi.

Far North news in brief: Track closure extended, Daffodil Day, education hui and flood plan

News snippets from around the Far North.

Pet rule changes could help people escape family harm

Victims of family harm could benefit from changes to the Residential Tenancies Bill.

Mangamuka highway job forced to go at snail’s pace for urgent repairs

An urgent repair job doesn't hold up Mangamuka repair work.

'When he was in a bad mood, the family suffered:' Dad allegedly hit kids regularly

The man allegedly smashed one child's head into a wall so many times, it broke.

Far North Cook Islanders mark language week in Kaitāia

Homeland's culture and identity are celebrated in style.

Kawakawa, Moerewa and Ōtiria get multi-million dollar schemes to prevent devastating floods

The Kawakawa Deflection Bank and Ōtiria-Moerewa Spillway formally open to prevent floods.