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Whangārei couple face 35 child abuse charges

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A Whangārei couple entrusted as Oranga Tamariki caregivers are on trial facing 35 charges of child abuse, after a distressed girl fled their home...

Police investigate suspicious activity after Raumanga house fire treated as arson

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Northland Police are appealing for information about suspicious activity in an ongoing investigation into a fire at a Raumanga property on Wednesday. Police were called...

Massive new water storage for Northland – Jones

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Horticulture and job opportunities in Northland will get a major boost with the completion of Te Waihekeora Reservoir, a large water storage project south...

Whangārei man jailed after brutal shop assault

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Whangārei man Reg Hauwai has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for violently assaulting a stranger at the Ōtangarei Superette, leaving the victim with...

Convicted paedophile’s prison sentence extended by 10 years

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Todd Gibbons, a 55-year-old convicted child sex offender from Whangārei, had his 12-year prison sentence extended by an additional 10 years after two more...

NPC 2025 Round 8: North Harbour 21-22 Northland

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Northland have beaten North Harbour 21-22 in their Round 8 Bunnings NPC clash today at North Harbour Stadium. https://youtu.be/avWDUj0dOhI?si=vwz-TpWo_wzSweF4

Warrant to arrest – Junior Nelson

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Police are working to locate Junior Israel Nelson, who has a warrant for his arrest and is wanted by Police. Nelson, 53, is wanted in...

Police seek information over Far North burglary

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Far North Police are appealing for information about a burglary where multiple firearms and two vehicles were stolen. An investigation has commenced this week into...

Police call for information in ‘cowardly’ aggravated robbery

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Whangārei detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in investigating a cowardly aggravated robbery late last month. Police would like to speak to two men featured...

Missing Northland teenager located

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Whangārei Police can advise that a teenager missing from her Kensington home has been located. Police issued an appeal yesterday afternoon. The 15-year-old girl is...

ACT candidate’s campaign sign shot at

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ACT Party candidate for Whangārei’s Bream Bay Ward, Matt Yovich, has removed one of his election hoardings after it was found riddled with bullet...

NPC 2025 Round 7: Northland 43-26 Wellington

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Northland have beaten Wellington 43-26 in their Round 7 Bunnings NPC clash at Okara Park in Whangarei. https://youtu.be/vn7hJ9cIht8?si=gnEewX8tJjOsIaZc

NPC 2025 Round 6: Otago 29-10 Northland

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Otago have beaten Northland 29-10 in their Round 6 Bunnings NPC clash tonight in Dunedin. https://youtu.be/DcO-3P7DJ4c?si=BmbP2BvWCBEtykyF

Violent offending and drug supply targeted in Northland operation

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An operation spanning the past fortnight has seen Northland Police targeting drug supply and violent offending involving gang members. Sixteen search warrants have been executed...

NPC 2025 Round 5: Northland 27-21 Hawke’s Bay

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Northland have beaten Hawke's Bay 27-21 in their Round 5 Bunnings NPC clash today at Okara Park in Whangarei. https://youtu.be/fwiR8MiaFs8?si=Kdxo1XVMWtLNfCUk

Historic manslaughter conviction for fatal dog attack

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A jury in Whangārei has found 61-year-old Abel Wira guilty of manslaughter after his pack of dogs fatally mauled his friend, Neville Thomson, in...

NPC 2025 Round 4: Auckland 24-43 Northland

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Northland have beaten Auckland 24-43 in their Round 4 NPC 2025 clash today at Eden Park. https://youtu.be/ffs84rEMRT4?si=HK3oXea9OFMkvscE

Man mauled to death by 23 dogs, owner on trial for manslaughter

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Northland man Neville Thomson was mauled to death by 23 dogs at his Panguru property in August 2022 while on the phone with his...

Child killed in Kaikohe crash as police seek witnesses

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Police are seeking witnesses to a serious crash in Kaikohe on Wednesday afternoon (6 August), which has resulted in the death of a child. Emergency...

Toddler in suitcase: Woman appears in court

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A 27-year-old woman appeared in North Shore District Court charged with ill-treatment or neglect of a child after allegedly placing a toddler in a...

Woman charged with ill-treatment/neglect after child found in suitcase in bus luggage compartment

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A woman has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child, after a toddler was located in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment this...

NPC Round 1: Taranaki 23 – 3 Northland

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Taranaki have been Northland in their Bunnings NPC Round 1 match this evening at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth. https://youtu.be/MqDfQAGJChQ?si=VqeaYkQAz5wBOaKT

Warrant to arrest: Michael Terence Moses

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Police are seeking the public’s help to locate Michael Moses, who has a warrant to arrest. The 55-year-old is believed to be the Whangārei area...

Whangārei Police investigating aggravated robbery at bar

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Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a bar on Kensington Avenue in Whangārei last night. Police were called to the bar at 10pm, after...

Police operation near Kaitaia impounds vehicles and seizes firearms

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Police have seized firearms and located vehicles as part of a wider investigation monitoring movements of gang members in the Far North in recent...

Driver sentenced to home detention after crash that killed his brother

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Rameka Rewiti, 21, has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention after performing a burnout in front of police and then crashing into a...

Arrests, firearms seized following Kaipara road rage incident

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Dargaville Police have made arrests and seized firearms following a road rage incident in the Kaipara district. An investigation has been underway since the incident...

Information sought following suspicious fires in Northland

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Northland Police investigating a spate of suspicious fires in the area are appealing to the public for information. Detective Sergeant Paul Overton says Police and...

Far North District Council ordered to pay over $210k to ex-CEO

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The Far North District Council has paid $212,750 in compensation to former chief executive Blair King, who resigned in 2023 citing a toxic work...

Further arrest in Cattleya Tangimetua-Pepene homicide investigation

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Kaikohe Police have made a further arrest in relation to the death of Cattleya Tangimetua-Pepene. A homicide investigation was launched last month after the 3-year-old’s...

Paedo ex-deputy principal given longer sentence after new victims come forward

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Convicted paedophile and former deputy principal James Parker has had his prison sentence extended after new victims revealed further abuse between 2009 and 2011,...

Fatal crash – Dargaville

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Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville. At around 5.20pm, Police were notified of a single vehicle...

Kaikohe man pleads not guilty to murder of 3-year-old Catalya Tangimetua-Pepene

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Drummond Augustine Leaf, 45, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene and assaulting her a month earlier. Catalya, known to...

Northland police seek witnesses after armed robbery and carjacking in Tikipunga

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Northland Police are appealing for information in relation to an aggravated robbery in Tikipunga, Whangārei, yesterday. “Police responded to reports that a vehicle had been...

Hundreds march in Kaikohe to honour slain toddler Catalya Tangimetua-Pepene

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More than 400 people marched through Kaikohe on Monday in an emotional tribute to 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene, whose death last month shocked the...

Police updates: Fatal crashes in Waiomio, Waipa and Templeton

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 31 May 2025. Fatal crash, Newtons Road, Templeton One person has died following a serious crash in Templeton on...

Horeke Homicide: Positive response to Police appeal

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Northland Police investigating the death of Horeke man Daniel Hepehi are continuing to build a picture about events that led up to an incident...

Horeke homicide: Police seeking information to assist ongoing investigation

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Northland Police investigating the death of a Horeke man are seeking information from the public in the case. Today, Police are also formally releasing the...

Kaikohe community mourns death of 3-year-old girl as man faces murder charge

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The Northland community is grieving the tragic death of 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene, remembered for her radiant smile and playful spirit. She died last Wednesday...

Man charged with murder in relation to death of 3-year-old girl in Kaikohe

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Police investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday have charged a 45 year old man with her murder. Police were called...

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