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Luxury items seized in Northland raid

Northland police have seized luxury items including a 10.3m launch, two Harley Davidson motorcycles, a hot rod and a BMW car during a raid.

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There's a good chance the rain will fall where it's needed most

Rain could be a drought-breaker video

Weather over the next few days should "put half a smile on farmers' faces", says meteorologist Daniel Corbett.

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The drought is affecting manuka, kanuka and kauri

Tane Mahuta earns a drink

Spare a thought for those trying to refresh the country's largest kauri, it's taken them about two weeks' work with a hose.

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Northland body may be missing swimmer

A body has been found at a Northland beach, believed to be that of a Russian man who went missing while swimming more than a week ago.

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Search for Northland swimmer scaled back

The search for a missing Northland swimmer has been scaled back after sonar scans of the coast failed to find his body.

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the attackers were weilding a baseball bat (file)

Tourists fight back in campervan attack

A 67-year-old Dutch tourist attacked in his campervan in Northland was able to wrestle a baseball bat from two men and fight back.

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Man missing off Northland beach

A search is under way for a 34-year-old Auckland man missing off a Northland beach.

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Canterbury farmers loading straw to be sent to the North Island (Photo: Hamish Clark/3 News)

Canterbury farmers fill feed shortage video

South Island farmers are coming to the aid of their drought-stricken counterparts in the north, sending them excess straw to feed livestock.

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Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May (AAP)

Top Gear forces council apology

The Far North District Council has apologised over its decision to allow British TV show Top Gear to film on Ninety Mile Beach.

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North Island drought area extended video

The Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has declared the Upper North Island to be in dro

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BNZ offers overdraft to drought-hit farmers

The Bank of New Zealand has announced a six percent overdraft facility up to $100,000 for farmers affected by drought.

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The Waikato will probably be next to ask for help

Regions line up for drought relief video

Northland will probably be just the first region in the country declared to be in a state of drought.

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Farmers welcome drought declaration video

Tristram Clayton spent the day with a Northland farmer to discover if the drought declaration will make a difference.

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For the third time in four summers, Northland has looked like a scene from a western

Northland drought strains farmers video

The Government has officially declared a state of drought in Northland.

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Drought declared in Northland

A state of drought has officially been declared in Northland by the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.

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Drought decision on the way video

Northland farmers are set to find out if they will get a drought declaration after weeks of hot, dry weather.

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Northland woman dies after gas blast

The 19-year-old woman badly burned in an explosion at her house near Whangarei has died in hospital.

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Since Christmas just 18mm of rain has fallen in Northland (file)

Govt 'ignoring' Northland drought video

Northland farmers, concerned that an official drought is close to being declared, claim the Government is leaving them high and dry.

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Explosion tore through house

The explosion which tore through a Northland house, badly burning a 30-year-old woman, blew out the windows some distance and could easily have hurt bystanders, the local fire chief says.

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An aerial view of the fire (Photo: 3 News/Sanele Chadwick)

Waipoua Forest fire contained

A scrub fire which broke out in Northland's Waipoua Forest has now been contained.

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