Articles by Karina Cooper
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National
Family farewells prominent businessman and philanthropist who died aged 86
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 8:36pmProminent Northland businessman and philanthropist Walter Yovich is being remembered as a man of deep conviction and generous...
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Crime
'Great result': Two arrested, stolen laptop recovered in Onerahi robbery case
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 3:13pmPolice have made two arrests in the case of a Whangārei school staff member reportedly robbed in broad daylight. The Onerahi...
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National
‘Succumbing to foul play’: Police launch homicide investigation into motorcyclist’s death
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 2:02pmPolice have launched a homicide investigation after a motorcyclist was found dead in a Whangārei creek. The man’s body was...
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National
One dead in Kauri crash, children among seven injured in serious Waipu accident
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 2:38pmThree children are among seven people seriously hurt in a crash on a main route around the Brynderwyn Hills closure. The...
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Crime
Spate of arrests made after 'violent and brazen' crimes carries out on Northland roads
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 2:02pmNorthland police have charged a second man after forestry workers claimed they were chased 20km along a Northland highway. Police...
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National
Person critically injured in crash on State Highway 15
Monday, 12 February 2024, 1:44pmA person has been critically injured in a crash in Northland believed to have involved a logging truck. Police said the vehicle...
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National
Trapped by tide: Surf lifeguards rescue family clinging to rocks
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 2:52pmA family including a young child had to be rescued after becoming trapped inside a small cave on the Northland coastline...
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National
AMI reveals the car most stolen in Northland and New Zealand
Monday, 22 January 2024, 3:18pmWhile the Toyota Aqua may be the car most stolen nationwide for a second year running, in Northland thieves clearly have...
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National
'Huge flash and loud bang' as lightning strikes gas bottle and sets home alight
Sunday, 1 October 2023, 3:27pmA Whangārei mother was at home with her kids when a spectacular bolt of lightning struck part of a gas bottle underneath...
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Education
Whangārei Boys High School needs more time for review into education outside the classroom
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 4:27pmWhangārei Boys’ High School has asked for more time to complete a mandatory review of its education outside the classroom...
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Crime
Driver appears to lead officers on drawn out chase; police investigating failed burglaries
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 3:27pmA steady stream of police sirens caught the attention of Whangārei residents as officers appeared to be led on a lengthy...
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National
Person seriously hurt in Waipapa crash: SH10 down to one lane
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 1:43pmA motorist is believed to have been critically injured in a crash involving two vehicles in Waipapa this afternoon. The Advocate understands...
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Emergency
Brynderwyns closed- again; wet weather causes chaos across Northland
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 1:30pmThe Brynderwyns have suffered another fleeting reopening as heavy downpours have forced the closure of the vital State Highway...
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National
'Enough is enough': More than 100 residents march against crime
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 4:47pmRaumanga stabbing victim Shayden Perkinson’s loved ones marched through the rain side by side with a band of Whangārei residents...
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Crime
Young man's heroic act moments before fatal stabbing
Sunday, 16 April 2023, 2:51pmA young man killed on a service station forecourt in Whangārei had reportedly stepped in to help a woman being robbed at...
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National
One dead in Paparoa crash: State Highway 12 closed
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 4:38pmA person is dead after two vehicles crashed in Kaipara earlier this afternoon. Police were called to the crash on State Highway...
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National
Person dead after car and tractor go up in flames at rural section in Kaiwaka
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 3:23pmA person has died after a fire broke out at a rural section in Kaiwaka earlier today. The Kaiwaka Volunteer Fire Brigade...
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National
18yo woman killed in Christmas Eve car crash had the 'biggest heart', sister says
Monday, 26 December 2022, 9:23amA young Whangārei woman killed on Christmas Eve after being thrown from a car as it crashed down a bank was “one of a kind”,...
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National
School sentenced for trip that ended in dramatic sea rescue
Tuesday, 13 December 2022, 4:49pmA Northland school responsible for a trip that ended with a dramatic sea rescue of two students knocked out of a kayak into...
