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HISTORICAL FACTS: Whangarei - The Untold Story

Big new diesel power plant will help in energy crises, says Marsden Point chief

The day will come when the big oil tanks on the headland south of Whangārei will no longer contain petroleum; when the site’s owner will get out of fossil fuels entirely, says Channel Infrastructure chief executive Rob Buchanan. But that day is still decades away and so, this month, he…

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‘Time caught up with his visions’: Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s New Zealand legacy

A series of unfortunate events led to muted coverage of the architect’s eye-opening gallery in regional New Zealand. But 24 years after his death, Hundertwasser’s work is more prescient than ever

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Business group's urgent calls for roads to the ‘isolated north’

A new business group is keen to get roading investment between Northland and Auckland happening urgently

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Rolling back the red wave in Whangārei: 'I've got the strongest ground game'

Dr Shane Reti is quietly confident in Whangārei – but did 2020 show the country that the northern electorate can be anybody’s for the taking?

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The dark twists and crazy turns of Whangārei's big cat park

The lions and tigers are ready to roar again as Whangārei's Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary re-opens it doors on Saturday. But the park has a troubled past – and its future is uncertain.

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Peters feeds the five hundred in the north

The country’s most experienced political pair of hands promised a review of the Government’s Covid response, and industrial gifts for Northland

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Navy moves towards extra base in Whangārei

Cabinet opts against moving Navy out of Devonport, but some training may head north.

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Wāhine toa of the north

With thousands of fans expected to pour into Whangārei's Northland Events Centre today for the RWC quarterfinals, Adam Julian looks back at the proud history of women's rugby in the north.

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Black Ferns No.8 sets pace for All Blacks XV brother

Powering her way into the Black Ferns No.8 jersey for the RWC quarterfinals, Liana Mikaele-Tu'u is one step ahead of her brother, on his way to play on the first All Blacks XV tour.

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Fitzpatrick could be talisman for Black Ferns

As the Black Ferns graduate to the quarterfinals of the Rugby World Cup, selections are crystallising for coach Wayne Smith. And Theresa Fitzpatrick may have claimed the No.12 jersey.

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Tui in rugby's Kauri paying it forward

Rugby helped Tui McGeorge to rise out of a dark place in her life. Now the Northland Kauri player is giving back to the sport, as a volunteer at the Rugby World Cup.

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Yesterdaze: But my brother's mate's cousin told me so

James Elliott takes a look at who might be languishing in a Whangārei jail cell, who's languishing in the polls, and what's languishing in the grocery aisles.

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