One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Northland on Wednesday. Police confirmed a pedestrian died after the incident in Russell Wednesday.
A woman accused of dangerous driving causing the death of motorcyclist Jacob John Heta has pleaded not guilty. Nichola Solveig Johns, 49, appeared briefly in.
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A young couple who helped save a free-diver from fatally drowning at Pātaua last month have received community donations to help get their boat repaired..
A Whangārei teenager is glad the diver she and her boyfriend helped save from drowning at Pātaua on Saturday afternoon has recovered from the ordeal. Potoz.