Thunderstorms, hail and high winds are expected in Auckland, Northland and parts of Coromandel Peninsular this afternoon.
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Northland motorists are bracing for another petrol price hike, with excise tax set to rise by nine cents a litre by July 2015.
A Far North couple fatally shot at their home will be buried together but their families are yet to decide where.
Commercial fishermen have been praised for the way they looked after an orca stranded in the Kaipara Harbour until rescuers arrived.
Rupeni Caucaunibuca's Awanui bootcamp continues to work wonders for him as he remains injury-free and down to 108kg.
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A Whangarei father of six who put earning a living ahead of complying with driving restrictions has been spared jail by the narrowest of margins for his third and fourth disqualified driving charges and fifth for driving with excess breath-alcohol.
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
There's something special about Lord's cricket ground in London, England.
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It's Government Budget week, and our learned politicians in Wellington have again being preaching the virtues of surpluses, the vices of debt and the need to live within your means.
Or you do what the Whangarei District Council does, revalue your assets and borrow more, oh hang on that means you pay more interest so maybe it doesn't work
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A Football Festival for all Mid North and Bay of...
Thirteen students from Kaikohe East School headed...
Maori lost swathes of land in the Bay of Islands,...
In part two of a three-part series on becoming conscious consumers, we look at what is threatening Kiwi designers and what can be done about it.
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The legal fraternity has been "shattered" by the sudden death of one of the country's most senior judges. Justice Robert Chambers sat on the Supreme Court and died peacefully in his sleep last night at his home in Wellington aged 59. A good friend - Auckland Crown Solicitor Simon Moore QC - described Justice Chambers as "an extraordinary talent"who had so much more to give. "His strengths were his ability to connect to people using his humour, his charm and his gregarious nature ... He leaves the legal profession, quite frankly, shattered." Among others who paid tribute to Justice Chambers…
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