Articles by Denise Piper
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National
Safety and parking squeeze: CBD businesses push taskforce for urgent action
Monday, 27 April 2026, 9:11amSafety and car parking in Whangārei’s CBD are key concerns for local businesses, which are calling for urgent improvements. A...
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National
Labelling loophole: Allergy group warns of risks with in-store bakery rules
Monday, 20 April 2026, 8:36amA Northlander is calling for change in supermarket bakery labelling, after being unable to find an ingredient list for hot...
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National
Can a new taskforce turn around Whangārei's emptying city centre?
Sunday, 19 April 2026, 8:32amEnsuring Whangārei’s central business district is safe and welcoming is a key focus areas for a new Mayoral Inner City Taskforce. About...
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National
Husband claims hospitals failed to see wife's trauma before 'month of hell' death
Sunday, 5 April 2026, 3:51pmA Kerikeri man whose wife died of starvation after two strokes believes stress from her hospital care contributed to her...
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National
Stickers deemed a safety risk in bitter hospital industrial dispute
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 8:17amWhangārei Hospital nurses have been told stickers are a health and safety risk, in the latest move of a bitter industrial...
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National
Northland man in 'excruciating' pain waits four hours for ambulance
Friday, 3 April 2026, 8:24amA Northlander immobilised by back pain waited an agonising four hours for an ambulance because his condition was serious...
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National
Runner attacked by dogs weeks before fatal mauling
Thursday, 19 February 2026, 12:52pmA man who was attacked by three dogs in Kaihu is racked with guilt he didn’t do more to report the incident before this week’s...
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National
‘They should lead by example’: Pensioner wins fight with NZTA over $2.60 toll
Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 7:19amA Northland pensioner is cheering a toll refund from NZ Transport Agency but still thinks the government agency should have...
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National
Oranga Tamariki staff allegedly shot at with air rifle during home visit
Monday, 16 February 2026, 12:53pmTwo Oranga Tamariki staff members were allegedly fired upon multiple times with an air rifle at a Whangārei home last Tuesday. The...
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Auckland
Eco village on Auckland's doorstep aims to generate more power than it uses
Monday, 26 January 2026, 10:42amA community microgrid and onsite wastewater treatment plant are some of the key features of an eco-development underway in...
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National
Suspicious blaze at Mangawhai as string of Northland fires stretch crews
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 5:10pmA dramatic vegetation fire in the Northland beach town of Mangawhai is being treated as suspicious. The Monday-evening fire...
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National
Gas bottle thefts: Whangārei businesses urged to secure large LPG cylinders
Monday, 1 December 2025, 2:46pmA Whangārei cafe is warning other businesses to secure their gas cylinders, after being left out of pocket when its large...
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National
'Nightmare' lift failures prompt upgrade at Bay of Islands Hospital in Northland
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 1:24pmThe days of a hospital lift breakdown causing immobile patients to be transferred to other hospitals will soon be over for...
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National
Well-known Far North businessman named as alleged murder victim, woman charged
Monday, 17 November 2025, 2:14pmThe Far North community is shocked and saddened after the death of a well-known Kaitāia businessman, Monty Knight. Knight...
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Crime
Well-known Far North businessman named as alleged murder victim, as woman charged
Monday, 17 November 2025, 12:00pmThe Far North community is shocked and saddened after the death of a well-known Kaitāia business man, Monty Knight. Knight...
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National
Big test ahead: Govt eyes private model for $1b Marsden Point rail link
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 1:21pmNorthland’s Marsden Point Rail Link could be the country’s first to be built with a public-private partnership, with companies...
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Auckland
Mayor Wayne Brown weighs in on billion-dollar debate over Auckland to Northland highway
Monday, 3 November 2025, 9:44amAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown has questioned the multibillion-dollar costs of the Northland Corridor, saying a cheaper alternative...
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National
‘The benefits are huge’: $18b Northland Expressway set to transform road travel
Friday, 31 October 2025, 9:34amHeavy traffic on Labour Day Monday has shown how the proposed new Northland Expressway could save travel times between Whangārei...
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Health
Dementia in Northland: Stigma still stopping diagnosis, experts warn
Monday, 27 October 2025, 4:15pmDementia is on the rise in New Zealand, but it is still a condition many are afraid to talk about. In the second of a Northern...
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National
Game-changer: New $18b expressway endorsed to boost jobs and road safety
Monday, 27 October 2025, 11:03amA new Northland Expressway will cut 38 minutes off the drive between Auckland’s Te Hana and Whangārei, according to a recently...
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National
‘A timely reminder’: Investigator on cause of Whangārei Hospital car fire
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 11:25amA fire investigator says a fire that destroyed dozens of cars in a Whangārei Hospital carpark is a timely reminder of the...
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National
Bungled arrest leaves police detainee with fractured cheek, ammo dropped at scene
Saturday, 4 October 2025, 8:14amA man arrested and driven away by police in his own car was able to escape by jumping from the moving vehicle. The bungled...
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National
'Great work by our officers': Gun and ammo seized after police pursuit
Friday, 19 September 2025, 4:07pmWhangārei police discovered a firearm and ammunition after a person allegedly driving a stolen vehicle failed to stop. Police...
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Crime
Northland leader charged with assault, name kept secret
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 4:24pmA prominent Northland leader has been charged with assault. The person appeared in the Whangārei District Court today charged...
