Northland
Northland moves to level 3 as positive case is uncooperative
Northland will move to Alert Level 3 restrictions from 11:59pm tonight, after the case who travelled into the region was uncooperative with contact tracing efforts. Watch the Covid-19 Response…
Health correspondent on level 3 lockdown in Northland
RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn discusses details of the Covid-19 case that has put Northland in level 3 restrictions.
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Northland enters level 3 lockdown - latest from Whangārei
Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake Persen is in Whangārei. She talks to Lisa Owen as the region enters another level 3 lockdown.
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Professor Michael Baker responds to Northland lockdown
With Northland entering level 3, Auckland in level with benefits, and Waikato in level 3 restrictions, University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker told Checkpoint there needs to be… Video, Audio
Tai Tokerau waits to see if Covid-19 has spread from positive case
Tai Tokerau whānau are nervously waiting to see if the region has escaped any Covid spread after a positive case visited the region.
The Ministry of Health has yet to release any locations of… Audio
Outrage after protected pōhutukawa partially hacked down
Ahipara mana whenua are occupying a foreshore land block after a historically significant pōhutukawa tree was partially hacked down.
Person who visited Northland confirmed as positive case
A case that was under investigation after returning a weak positive result from a test in Whangārei is now a confirmed positive.
The Hundertwasser Art Centre’s crooked path to completion
The "many sleepless nights" aren't over for the man protecting Friedensreich Hundertwasser's legacy.
Northland iwi providers, Peeni Henare discuss lagging vaccination rate
'On the precipice of a future... or significant failure.' That's how the Whānau Ora Minister described the current state of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout today.
Peeni Henare met with iwi health… Audio
Hundertwasser Art Centre due to open in Whangārei
Hundertwasser Art Centre campaigners are counting down to opening day in Whangārei.
Person airlifted for treatment after being hit by truck
A person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by a truck on State Highway 10 near Awanui in Northland.
New 30-year growth strategy for one of NZ's fastest-growing districts
Whangārei District Council has formally adopted its new growth strategy with the district's population forecast to grow to 145,000 people by 2051 - a 45 percent increase.
Call for morning after pill to be free at pharmacies nationwide
Pharmacy charges for the emergency contraceptive pill have been wiped nearly 3000 times in two years, under a Northland pilot programme.
Teen stabbed, run over during mass fight in Kaikohe
Police are appealing for help after a violent incident in Kaikohe in which a teenager was stabbed and also run over by a vehicle.
Police and iwi initiative in Northland aims to help and educate
Far North area commander Inspector Riki Whiu says police started working with far north Iwi in Te Hiku on the concept of Nga Pou Kōrero, a combined Iwi and Police-led education and help campaign.
Northland whānau warn others off self-styled justice campaigner
A Northland whānau is warning others off a self-proclaimed justice campaigner after he billed them thousands of dollars for providing support and advice for a family member in jail - but delivered… Audio
Covid-19: Business struggling at Auckland's northern border as city stops southern travellers
Some businesses on Tāmaki Makaurau's northern border say things are so quiet they fear they may go extinct - and desperately want a travel corridor to keep them moving.
RNZ Tai Tokerau reporter Nita… Audio
Call for direct flights for Whangārei that bypass level 4 Auckland
Community leaders are calling for new Auckland Covid-19 bypass flights from Whangārei.
Farmer fits GPS collar on feral dog attacking stock
A Northland farmer grappling with feral dogs attacking her stock has managed to catch one and fit it with a GPS collar.
Whangārei murderer Samuel Hemuera Pou sentenced to life in prison
A Whangārei murderer who struck his partner more than 100 times has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
