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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Surviving whales relocated by road
More than 40 of the 80 pilot whales stranded at Spirits Bay have died and the rest will have to be relocated by road because of rough weather conditions.
'Unprecedented' mass whale stranding - DOC
DOC staff are scrambling to get enough help to save up to 30 whales still stranded at Spirits Bay, north of Kaitaia. At least 43 have died.
Nine whales survive
Just nine of the 63 whales found stranded on a Northland beach on Friday have survived.
Stranded pilot whales refloated
Eleven pilot whales have been successfully transported and refloated at Matai Bay after a mass stranding on Karikari Beach near Kaitaia yesterday.
Whale death toll rises to 44
The number of whales to have perished on Karikari beach has now reached 44 - but rescuers are trying to save 14 survivors.
Woman who died in quad bike accident named
Police have named a woman who was killed in a quad bike accident on a Northland farm on Monday.
Land of the Long White Cloud
In 2004's <i>Kaikohe Demolition</i>, German-born New Zealand-bred filmmaker Habicht got to know the stars of a dodgems-to-the-death demolition derby in the Northland town of the title and then filmed the hilarious showdown.