The long arm of the law knocked on a few doors in search of Northlanders with warrants out for their arrest today.
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Changes to the state housing sector are being welcomed by a Northland emergency housing group.
News of the Far North District Council removing the cat feeding shelter at Paihia may have flashed around the world faster than any new rocket put up by North Korea.
The owners of a Whangarei lodge say they have had death threats made against them since their decision not to allow a lesbian couple to share a bed at their establishment went public earlier this month.
Northland teenager Kadin Neho has been the star turn of New Zealand Golf events in the past three weeks and his impressive form has earned him a late inclusion to the National Development Squad.
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A Whangarei man who threw his stereo at police, hitting a police dog, after being told to turn down the music, has been spared jail.
A record field of 235 athletes participated in the fourth annual Top Energy Northern Crossing on Saturday between Omapere and Kerikeri.
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Mangawhai offers a variety of accommodation, scenery, dining options and natural charms.
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The pursuant of a Local Bill by Kaipara District Council to validate rating irregularities (and other matters) has moved one step closer to being presented to Parliament.
A blatent attempt to legitimise the illegal - and you used to be a cop, Sabin!
A selection of pics from this weekends sports action. more
Two waka hourua (double-hulled ocean-going canoes) have returned home to... more
Rugby League 9-A-Side, Kensington Park more
Claimants, Crown representatives and Waitangi Tribunal members explored the... more
A selection of sport images from around Whangarei over the weekend. more
Northland was once again invaded by guitars, cowboy hats and line-dancing... more
Northern Advocate reporter Kristin Edge is on a month-long trip in South Korea. more
It's unlikely any other wreck in New Zealand has been photographed as often as... more
Northland orca expert and Whale-Rescue.org member Ingrid Visser has helped... more
Whangarei went Dutch for a day as more than 4000 people packed the Quarry Arts... more
An estimated 5000 people came to Laurie Hall Park in central Whangarei to mark... more
Thousands of people paused to remember the country's war dead in Anzac Day... more
Harding Shield Rugby Tournament, Kaiwaka, Northland more
Womens International 4 way Hockey Tournament at Whangarei Final, New Zealand v... more
JMB Rugby at Kensington Park more
Jane Mander Bowls Tournament, Whangarei Bowling Club. more
Crowds flocked to the historic waterfront town of Mangonui to enjoy a day of... more
TriKids Triathlon at Whangarei Primary more
An afternoon of saturday sport in Whangarei, Northland. more
Doubtless Bay bade farewell to summer on Saturday with the Mangonui Waterfront... more
Troy Kingi is so laid back he makes Bob Marley look highly strung.
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Association board member Dawn Fellows presented Mr Cutforth with a framed certificate awarding Whangarei "motor home friendly" status.
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Paihia was bursting at the seams on Mother's Day...
Nine teams from throughout the district converged...
A 38-year-old Pamapuria man, accused of two...
Two ocean-going waka have returned to Doubtless...
Gary Payinda, MD, is an emergency physician who would like to hear your medical questions.
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A man who was sentenced to home detention after permanently disabling an elderly woman when he robbed her of her bag at an Auckland shopping mall was given a "manifestly inadequate" sentence, a court has been told. Today at the Court of Appeal, the Crown appealed against the home-based sentence given to Darren Murphy Fidow, who attacked 81-year-old Patricia Sutcliffe at a Massey shopping centre in 2011. Mrs Sutcliffe suffered a broken hip and arm when Fidow ran up behind her as she walked to her car and tackled her to the ground before wrenching her handbag away from her. At the time of the…
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