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Person killed in logging truck crash on State Highway 15

A section of Mangakahia Rd is currently closed.

Cyclone Gabrielle one year on: How Northland is picking up the pieces

Even though a year has passed, remnants of the storm's destruction remain.

Wonderful waves, sterling sun makes for IRB success at Waipū

The right amount of waves and sun led to a successful weekend for the IRB champs.

Whangārei police get a bit too close to head-on crash

A 31-year-old has been arrested after allegedly crashing into a police car.

Man who attacked lawyer in courthouse lift challenges time behind bars

The lawyer was rushed to hospital in an ambulance and suffered multiple injuries.

Northlanders both concerned and happy about supermarket facial recognition trial

Is Pak'nSave Whangārei one of the stores trialling the technology?

Fishing club reeling with delight after record number of marlin catches

The last spike in marlin catches was in 2016 during an El Niño climate pattern.

Our Treasures: The Desk of Dreams - help shape Whangārei Museum’s future

"What is at stake is the living links to taonga that never died."

Northland news briefs - Younghusband on display, fatal accident info sought and learn how to make lei

News snippets from Northland.

Still-burning wetland fire forces residents to evacuate their homes

One mum says she and her children could barely breathe as they fled their home.

Why the Kaipara Mayor dressed in an English Victorian costume on Waitangi Day

The mayor says the costumes were well received by many - Māori included.

'They’re there to learn': Hopes cellphone ban will be a positive change

Schools are figuring out how to enforce the policy, which is compulsory by term 2.

Overseas company spends $25m on 1800ha of Northland farmland for forestry

'We really need to be looking at what is the long-term forestry future.'

'Two, four, six, eight, this government is out the gate': 1000 people take part in hīkoi to defend te Tiriti o Waitangi

The march left Cape Reinga at dawn on February 2.

Tensions flatline at Waitangi Day ceremony - unless you are David Seymour

The Act leader was booed by the crowd at the dawn ceremony.

History-making Māori land marches woven into defence at Harawira child sex-abuse trial

The complainant acknowledged disliking the defendant's high-profile activist family.

Dotterel chicks ready to fly from Northland beach

Threatened dotterel chicks on Northland beach ready to fly.

One dead after water-related incident in Northland

Police are making enquiries on behalf of the Coroner.