Kaipara
In pursuit of the perfect peanut
Can New Zealand grow peanuts suitable for peanut butter? Eight varieties are being trialed in Northland and one looks particularly promising... Audio
Protesters descend on Tegel's HQ to oppose mega chicken farm
Kaipara locals, iwi and animal rights activists gathered outside Tegel's Auckland headquarters today protesting its plans to build the country's largest chicken farm in Northland. Video, Audio
Severely hypothermic man clung to home-made canoe
A man narrowly escaped death after his home-made canoe capsized in the Kaipara Harbour last night.
Kaipara mayor's resignation shocks colleagues
Kaipara District Councillors are stunned by the sudden resignation of the mayor Greg Gent, who was a year into his first term.
Fake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history… Audio
Kaipara tragedy: search for missing man to be called off
The search for a fisherman missing and presumed dead, after fishing charter boat the Francie sank at the weekend, is to be called off at midday.
Police continue search for missing man in Kaipara
Police say a land and air search will continue tomorrow for the last person missing after the Kaipara boat tragedy. Audio
"We just really want him home"
The family of Taulagi Afamasaga, who's been missing in the Kaipara Harbour since Saturday, are keeping vigil by the Parakai wharf in the hope the sea returns his body. Video, Audio
More accident investigators sent to Kaipara
A second team of accident investigators have gone to Kaipara to find out how and why a fishing charter sank in the Harbour at the weekend. Audio
Kaipara fisherman says he warned authorities about Francie's skipper
A Kaipara fisherman says he warned Maritime New Zealand about the skipper of a boat which capsized at the weekend, killing seven people, with another still missing. Audio
Skipper 'was playing with people's lives'
Kaipara skipper Tony Wallace says Bill McNatty's decision to take the Francie out on the water on Saturday ultimately cost the lives of seven men - while one person remains missing. Video, Audio
Teens witness Kaipara fishing tragedy
Eighteen-year-old Jackson Knight was taking his four-wheel drive for a spin when he witnessed the Kaipara fishing tragedy unfold. Video, Audio
Kaipara harbour tragedy
Reflecting on the Kaipara Harbour fishing charter tragedy. Audio
Bleeding Blighters
Five hundred barber's pole worms can kill a sheep. They suck so much of the animal's blood that when you cut its throat, it doesn't bleed. Sheep farmer Gordon Levet has spent a lifetime breeding sheep… Audio
Kaipara council appointment raises ratepayer ire
The government has appointed a Crown manager to support the Kaipara District Council when its governors bow out in October.
Kumara Anyone?
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This season's been a boomer for growing kumara. Anthony Blundell from Kaipara Kumara says returns are down for growers but consumers can stock up at good prices.
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Mangawhai rates rebellion over
The Mangawhai rates rebellion is effectively over, to the relief of the Kaipara District Council. Audio