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95-year-old devastated after 'best friend' put down following attack by 6 dogs
Jim Morgan's dog was attacked by six dogs while the pair were walking in Kaikohe.
Hit-and-run killer sentence outcry tops 100,000
Mother of 15-year-old Nathan Kraatskow wants a tougher sentence.
95-year-old Northland man's pet has to be put down after attack by six dogs
Jim Morgan, an ex-serviceman, is virtually blind and Sandy was his companion.
Spur-of-the-moment decision led to fatal shooting of John Harris
Nicky Dodd was sentenced to four years, four months for manslaughter.
Far North residents issue road warning
Residents of Masters Access Rd say it is dangerous and the council knows that.
Gang taxing led to shotgun blast killing John Boy Harris
Dispute over perceived gang debt escalated to death of Tribesmen member 'John Boy' Harris.
Turtles washing up in Far North
Two endangered green turtles found on Far North beaches in the past week.
Fires destroy house bus, damage home in Far North
House fire caused by spontaneous combustion of furniture-oil-soaked rag on deck.
Meningococcal outbreak: At the frontline of a mass vaccination
First it rained and then the sun blazed as many hundreds waited for the MenW vaccination
How local cops thwarted NZ's biggest drug smuggling attempt
Botched attempt to launch a luxury boat at beach caught local sergeant's interest.
Northern-most stand of kauri trees closed
Fears of spreading kauri dieback forces the closure of Kauri Bush Track at Kaitaia.
Concerns over shooting of stranded whales in front of kids
Families not given enough warning whales about to be put down, volunteer rescuer says.
Goodhue scoops three Far North Sports Awards
The All Black midfielder won three awards at the ceremony in Kaitaia on Friday.
Army might be needed to help with Northland meningococcal vaccine programme
The army could be called in to help run dozens of meningococcal vaccine clinics.
Stranded whales prepared for release on opposite coast
Volunteers needed when DoC will try to refloat the surviving whales at Rarawa Beach.
Zorro the kitten saved in the nick of time
Little ball of fluff had little choice but to roll with his rough start in life.
Stranded whales believed attacked by orcas
The whales, believed to be pygmy whales, are the second stranding in three days.
Northland groups win at Māori Language Awards
The awards are an opportunity to acknowledge commitment to Māori language revitalisation.
Armed police raid Far North home in suspected drugs bust
Armed police raid Far North home in suspected drugs bust
Meningococcal response: 'Still sitting on their hands'
Northland doctors and emergency departments are on alert for meningococcal disease
Vandalism prolongs day-long power outage
Sunday's eight-hour planned power outage could be the Far North's last.
Mum's run a triumph over depression
'I thought I was a monster and I wasn't cut out to have children.'
Oil spill but Marsden Pt refinery sucks it up
An absorbent boom was used to soak up an oil leak from a faulty Refining NZ fuel line.
NZ Warriors to take on West Tigers in Whangārei in March
NZ Warriors to take on West Tigers in Whangārei in March
668km walk to Cape Reinga honours suicide victims
The walk was also aimed at raising awareness of and funds for Lifeline.
Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan
Thousands start voting on new Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations plan.
Environmental group jubilant as Supreme Court deems swamp kauri export illegal
The Northland Environmental Protection Society is celebrating the Supreme Court ruling.
$7.1m Govt injection for BOI Hospital primary health centre
The funding announcements ends uncertainty over phase 2 of the Kawakawa hospital rebuild.
Tramper 'lucky to be alive' after nighttime fall down 20m waterfall
Woman, 24, rescued from rugged Raetea Forest south of Kaitaia.