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  • 3 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Brodie Stone |Jenny Ling

    A historic ship in the Bay of Islands destroyed by fire this morning has been described as a significant loss of history. Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have brought the fire on The Tui in Paihia under control after being called to the blaze about 4am. Community risk manager and assistant commander Mitchell Brown said the fire began on the ship, which had been converted into a building on land next to the Waitangi Bridge.

  • 4 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Brodie Stone |Jenny Ling

    SubscribeSign InAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Crews received multiple calls just after 4am. Firefighters are working to extinguish a blaze on a historic ship by the Waitangi Bridge in Paihia. Four crews responded to the fire on The Tui at 4am and two further crews have been sent, Fire and Emergency NZ said. The timber ship is fully ablaze and is already significantly damaged. There were no people on board overnight and the cause is not yet known, Fire and Emergency NZ said.

  • 6 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Karina Cooper |Denise Piper |Yolisa Tswanya |Brodie Stone

    This year the King’s Birthday Honours List contains 188 recipients, who have been recognised for their contributions to various areas including community, sport, Māori language education, breast cancer treatment and research, Māori, and the Pasifika community. Of this year’s recipients, 12 are from Northland. The Northern Advocate caught up with them to see how they feel about the honour.

  • 1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Denise Piper |Brodie Stone

    Fortunately the occupant was not home when this damage was caused by the Kensington car crash. Photos / Denise PiperSheer luck is all that stopped residents from being seriously hurt by a car crash, which badly damaged a Whangārei property. Whangārei resident Ruby, who asked that her surname not be used, was sleeping in her unit in Millers Lane, Kensington, when she was woken by a thud late last night.

  • Mar 2, 2025 | nzherald.co.nz | Brodie Stone |Denise Piper

    Sufferers of breast cancer, PTSD, depression, anxiety and chronic pain gathered outside the court at Whangārei on Monday to protest against cannabis charges faced by well-known “green fairy” Paul ‘Gandalf’ Smith. The 66-year-old faces three charges of cultivating cannabis, dealing cannabis and possessing cannabis for supply. If found guilty, Smith, who is from the Far North, could face up to eight years in prison.

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