When a man trying to sell a car couldn't identify the vehicle properly, a Kamo scrap dealer knew something was up. Mike Dinsdale reports.
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A group set up to help plan Northland's economic development says improved pre-work education, work skills and youth employment are keys to regional growth.
Joshua Cooke is an eager-beaver job-seeker.
Charlotte Henare knows the danger and tragedy that driving while tired brings.
With Northland's Southern Districts Premier club rugby competition nearing the halfway stage, Northern Advocate sports editor Cameron Leslie put the word out around local clubs to see who, in their view, were the players to watch this season.
The bridge being built over the Lower Hatea River in Whangarei is running $1.4 million over budget, but the money could be recovered through the sale of land on the Port Rd side of the bridge.
The bridge is a great idea, everyone will love it when it is done. What cracks me up about this article is Cr. Sutherland pretending he cares about the money being spent. The driving force behind one of our biggest projects ever the Hundertwasser and...
While the attempts to fundraise for a trip to Ireland in support of an initiative promoting ki-o-rahi have come to nought, a Bay of Islands man said an entourage would still represent the Far North and New Zealand.
Mangawhai offers a variety of accommodation, scenery, dining options and natural charms.
Miss Kaipara Kai is 16-year-old Mili Davie Martin from Dargaville.
Whangarei went Dutch for a day as more than 4000 people packed the Quarry Arts... more
Northern Advocate reporter Kristin Edge is on a month-long trip in South Korea. 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
Junior Soccer, Tikipunga Sports Grounds, Whangarei more
The inaugural Easter Family Fun Afternoon on Paihia beach, organised by... more
On Saturday the TrustPower National Community Awards were held in the Far North... more
Mid-Northern VS Kamo at Hukerenui more
Allens Kids Tri at Onerahi more
Thousands of people packed into Moerewa's Otiria Marae for Ngati Hine's Te... more
It was petrolhead heaven in the Bay of Islands last weekend with the Kurbside... more
Relay for Life, Otaika Sports Ground more
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A killer who licked blood from a knife after stabbing a young father of two could be sentenced for murder as early as this week. Shayd Robinson, 21, was found guilty of murdering Stokes Valley father Aaron Hadfield, 27, in the High Court at Wellington yesterday. The Crown alleged Robinson stabbed Hadfield in the chest through the window of the victim's car after an altercation over his driving on January 26 last year. Mr Hadfield had been returning home from picking up prescription medicine for one of his young children. Robinson's defence lawyer, Mike Antunovic, said he acted in self-defence. The…
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