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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Dargaville: Northern exposure
Dargaville and the southern Kauri Coast are often overlooked but as Cate Foster finds, the region has hidden charms.
67-year-old woman bound, beaten and robbed
Robbers bashed, bound and robbed a 67-year-old woman in her home in the third aggravated robbery in Kaipara in a month.
Where are the jobs? Youth unemployment crisis in the north
Just over a fifth of all working-age Northlanders were on welfare benefits at the end of March.
Old couch scrubs up into a petrolhead's dream
Two Northland dairy farmers have come up with a novel way to express their boyracer tendencies - from the comfort of their own couch.
Top police officer disgusted at drunk 10-year-old
A senior Northland policeman is disgusted after a "blotto" 10-year-old boy was found so drunk his eyes were rolling back in his head.
Brazen attack on teen concerns police
Police in the Northland town of Dargaville say a man who attacked a teenage girl while she walked her dog needs to be caught before he strikes again.
