Ōpua stabbing: 14-year-old boy pleads not guilty to murder
3 Feb, 2021 08:58 PM
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The scene where 22-year-old Bram Willems was stabbed at the corner of SH11 and Waimangaro Rd in Ōpua. Photo / Peter de Graaf
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A 14-year-old Northland boy has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge after a fatal stabbing on an Ōpua roadside.
Bram Willems, 22, of Ōkaihau, died on the way to hospital after being stabbed around 11pm on January 7.
The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared in the Whangārei High Court on Thursday morning via an audio visual link from a youth justice facility.
Northland news in brief: State highway work resumes; and marae reopening postponed
25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Work has restarted on all State Highway roadworks in Northland after the holiday break, including the new roundabout at Kawakawa, above, at the intersection of SH1 and SH11.
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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is taking advantage of continued fine weather in Northland to push ahead with its summer road maintenance programme.
All the agency s crews are back at work after the Christmas holiday break but will stay off the roads on the Fridays before Auckland Anniversary Weekend- Friday, January 29 - and the Waitangi Day Weekend - Friday, February 5 - to minimise disruption for holiday traffic.
Northland news in brief: Charges laid against Stan Semenoff, fishing competition calls for support
20 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Ex-mayor faces charges
The Northland Regional Council has laid two charges against former Whangārei mayor Stan Semenoff in relation to allegedly discharging contaminants into the air, in contravention of the Resource Management Act. No pleas were taken when his case was called in the Whangārei District Court yesterday and the next callover is on February 15. NRC is alleging Semenoff burnt waste, including tyres, plastic, metal cable, PVC piping, iron, fence posts, plywood from an industrial or trade premises on South End Ave in June last year. The maximum penalty for the alleged offence is jail not exceeding two years or a maximum fine of $300,000.
As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff McCarthy, Northland Police: Police conducting a homicide investigation over the death of Northland man Bram.