Cat lovers claw a bargain
Whangarei felines are going cheap as the SPCA attempts to free up spaces and find them homes. A decrease in adoptions has triggered the agency ... More
Kaipara mayor Neil Tiller says his district would be better off joining Auckland than Whangarei. His comments follows the Kaipara council's unanimous rejection last week of the McKinley Douglas Report. ... More
An inmate found guilty of orchestrating a savage attack at Ngawha prison is appealing his conviction and sentence. Jonothan Poutai, 44, was jailed for 12 years by the High Court ... More
There's no rain in sight for Whangarei over the rest of this month and officials are keeping an anxious watch on the city's dwindling water supplies. The Whau Valley dam, ... More
A 32 per cent hike in the cost of a cremation in Whangarei will hit those who can least afford it, a vicar says. Auckland-based Maunu Crematorium, which is owned ... More
A Whangarei poet assaulted while reading a poem about the city's social problems is now urging the city to confront its violent streak. Poet Peter Larsen said Whangarei had a ... More
The company aiming to set up a tidal power station in the Kaipara Harbour maintains the scheme will have little or no impact on the harbour's fishery and says it ... More
A review of the management structure at NorthTec will see 13 senior management positions slashed. The polytech says the job cuts are in response to a Government announcement that it ... More
Far North retiree Art Hansen reckons there are only three certainties in life - death, taxes and having to deal with lawyers. Mr Hansen's latest dealing with the legal profession ... More
A Whangarei police officer has lost his bid to avoid a drink- drive conviction. Senior Constable Ross Kneebone, 53, was convicted, fined $600 and given a six-month driving ban when ... More
Police Minister Judith Collins has come under fire after she turned her wrath on the Sunday Star-Times newspaper today, for sending "terrorists" to Super 14 rugby games in a supposed bid to test security ahead of the 2011 World...
Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey may have saved his biggest drama for the home stretch as he battles a northerly current which is threatening to sweep him past the top of the North Island.Quincey has rolled at least twice since...
The New Zealand sharemarket continued to reflect a patchy economy, ending today mixed on light volume.The Warehouse finished down 6c at 386, having risen to 402 after reporting a 17 per cent rise in half-year net profit to $57.4...
The Crusaders maintained their forward momentum with a hard earned 26-19 Super 14 rugby win over the Chiefs in Hamilton tonight.They scored two tries to one in a match of almost constant ball movement to secure a fourth successive...
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