Dargaville
Dargaville residents hit out at council's $8 million transport connectivity moves
An $8m plan to improve transport and connections through Dargaville has been met with criticism by some who say the money should be spent improving current risk areas.
Police shoot man in Northland, police dog wounded
A man has been shot by police in Northland this morning after shooting a police dog.
Emergency services were called to Tangowahine, a rural town near Dargaville, shortly after 9am.
The man is being… Audio
Burly Bulls - Northland farmer Anna Blair raises bulls from tiny calves to strapping 600 kilogram bruisers
Anna Blair farms 1000 bulls on her Northland farm. She never answers her phone when she's working with them as she needs to keep her wits about her. Audio, Gallery
Burly Bulls - Northland farmer Anna Blair raises bulls from tiny calves to strapping 600 kilogram bruisers
Anna Blair farms 1000 bulls on her Northland farm. She never answers her phone when she's working with them as she needs to keep her wits about her.
AudioWarm dry conditions help shape up kūmara
Cooks will have to peel fewer gnarly kūmara this year thanks to a very unusual growing season. Audio
Warm dry conditions help shape up kūmara
Cooks will have to peel fewer gnarly kūmara this year thanks to a very unusual growing season.
AudioYouth worker credited with reduction in violence at Northland high school
Dargaville High is crediting a drastic drop in violent behaviour and an improvement to its student's mental wellbeing to a youth worker's unique initiative. Video, Audio
WOF garage stripped of licence passed NZTA review in 2017
Dargaville garage owner Rodney Wilson is adamant there was no problem with a seat belt when he passed its warrant, a month before it failed in a crash. He spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
The Dargaville garage at the centre of WOF warnings
Dargaville locals given vouchers to get a free warrant after a local garage lost its licence aren't too concerned about getting their cars re-checked, while the garage owner struggles to come to terms… Video, Audio
Sunny-side up for Kaipara locals as Tegel mega-farm scrapped
A small Northland community is ecstatic plans to build what would have been the biggest chicken farm in the country have been canned. The Overseas Investment Office has turned down Tegel's bid to buy… Audio
Dargaville vet clears the air about Northland M. Bovis farm
Dargaville vet Brian Lowe has cleared the air with some plain-speaking about which Northland farm has the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, answering questions he says Ministry for Primary Industries… Audio
Rescuing stranded humpback whales 'a race against time'
Two Humpback whales, believed to be a mother and its calf, remain stranded on Baylys Beach, near Dargaville. The two whales were discovered on Sunday morning. A crew of more than 100 volunteers and… Audio
Aucklanders blamed for growing homelessness in Dargaville
Empty council buildings in Dargaville could be turned into emergency shelters as the town grapples with a fast-rising homelessness problem. Aucklanders heading north for cheaper homes is being blamed.
…Dargaville rental shortage forces families from homes
One family ended up camped out in their car next to public toilets, a Methodist church leader in the Northland town says. Audio
Big River FM turns 20
Big River FM hit the airwaves in the Northland town of Dargaville on Valentine's Day 1997. Today, thanks to the determination of passionate volunteers, the radio station is stronger than ever. Audio
Big River FM turns 20
Big River FM hit the airwaves in the Northland town of Dargaville on Valentine's Day 1997. Today, thanks to the determination of passionate volunteers, the radio station is stronger than ever.
AudioCircus Kumarani
For the last 13 years, Whangarei residents of all ages have learnt juggling, acrobatics, rope work and even fire play with Circus Kumarani. Audio
Ex-principal fined for lurking by teacher's home
A Northland ex-principal has been fined for repeatedly hanging around the house of a young teacher at night.
Two arrests after French tourists attacked
Two men have been arrested after two French tourists, who had been asleep in their car, were attacked and robbed in Northland.
100 people battle suspicious Northland fire
Around 100 people are battling a suspicious fire that's destroyed more than 2-hundred hectares of pine forest south of Dargaville. Audio
