A man has been attacked by a shark at Baylys Beach, near Dargaville, police say.The man received moderate injuries in the incident around 6pm and has been flown to Whangarei Hospital for treatment.Police remain at the beach and... Read...
Chicken distributor Tegel`s controversial plan to build a giant farm in Northland has been spoiled by the Overseas Investment Office (OIO).Tegel applied for resource consents to set up a broiler chicken farm at Arapohue, near Dargaville,... Read...
A man was assaulted and his car was stolen on Tuesday night in Dargaville.Police said the male was assaulted and sustained a blow to the head after leaving an address on Plunket St between 10.15 and 10.40 pm.He was travelling... Read...
Eleven dairy cows were electrocuted when lines on an ageing power pole broke and fell on to live 400 volt lines sparking concerns unmaintained lines across Northland could kill again.The cows were grazing on a Dargaville property... Read...
Protests against the use of 1080 will be held in several Northland towns tomorrow, only days before planned aerial drops of the poison over Russell Forest and Cape Brett.Events in Whangārei, Kerikeri, Dargaville, Kawakawa and... Read...
A Northland veterinarian helping a beef farmer deal with Mycoplasma bovis is warning farmers about the dangers of buying friesian bulls from outside the region.Dargaville Veterinary Centre manager Brian Lowe said there were truck-and-trailer... Read...
A Dargaville vet has told Northland farmers what the government refuses to reveal: the location of the farm confirmed to be infected with mycoplasma bovis. Read...