Lois Williams
RNZ
New Zealand
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Whangārei people with disabilities join city's homeless
People in wheelchairs and on crutches are now among those sleeping rough in the Whangārei area. → Read More
Lower vaccination rates leave Northland people 'extremely exposed'
Doctor warns lower vaccination rates in Northland could open the door for measles. → Read More
1080 case goes to Māori Land Court
Two Northland men challenging DOC's right to drop 1080 on Russell State Forest say it needs to show it has consent from Māori and the community. → Read More
Supreme Court to hear case against swamp kauri exports
Arguments over the legality of swamp kauri exports will be heard again today, this time by the Supreme Court. → Read More
Avocado growers' water take divides Northland communities
Community groups are accusing the Northland Regional Council of bending over backwards to help avocado growers who've been unlawfully taking water for irrigation. → Read More
Opposition building against mega chicken farm plan
More than 70 people attended a public meeting last night over plans to build New Zealand's biggest chicken farm. → Read More
Toi Ngāpuhi art exhibition continues to grow
The opening of the Toi Ngāpuhi art exhibition in Whangarei has drawn collectors from as far away as America. → Read More
Marsden pipeline rupture cause confirmed
A report by Refining New Zealand has shed more light on the Marsden pipeline rupture that stopped fuel supplies to Auckland in September. → Read More
Māori forestry firm claims regional development stardom
Thirty years on, a company growing trees on marginal Māori land has made $73m in profit and paid back a government loan with interest. → Read More
Makeover for Northland town
It was once a thriving town where almost everyone had a steady job. → Read More
Fuel crisis: Neighbours detail swamp kauri mining at leak site
The Northland property where the Marsden-to-Wiri fuel pipeline was broken was mined for swamp kauri two to three years ago, neighbours say. → Read More
Dire warnings over wreck of the RMS Niagara off Northland coast
Conservationists, divers and salvage experts warn the rusty hull of a treasure ship off the Northland coast threatens an oil spill worse than the Rena. → Read More
Farmers, schools and hapū join forces to save Kaipara Harbour
Locals are planting 20,000 native trees this winter to stop sediment reaching the stricken harbour and harming its kaimoana. → Read More
Woman lay dead, undiscovered by mental health services
The neighbour of a Whangarei woman who lay dead in her bedsit - possibly for weeks - says authorities need to explain why no-one knew. → Read More
Brighter Future? The faces of mental health
Since it took office in 2008, the government has given hundreds of millions to mental health services. But as RNZ's reporters found, those grappling with mental illness can see little light ahead for an overwhelmed system. → Read More
Northland flooding: 'You can't even see the road'
Heavy rain overnight has left roads like rivers, trapping customers in a dairy and closing a number of schools. → Read More
Woman living in bus after surgery 'tearful' at offers of help
Offers of help are pouring in for a Whangarei woman forced to live in a leaky bus as she recovers from major surgery. → Read More
'I can't get a place': Northland woman turns to life in a leaky bus
A lack of affordable housing in Whangarei is forcing people to live in cars, tents and buses, which a local GP says is damaging their health. → Read More
Whangārei buzzing ahead of Lions match tomorrow
Anticipation is building in Whangārei as the town prepares for its biggest sporting event in years: the clash between the British and Irish Lions - and the Provincial Barbarians. → Read More
Grandparents step in as P epidemic spreads
Methamphetamine abuse is now behind almost every case where parents lose custody of their children, the Ministry for Vulnerable Children says. → Read More