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About 500 people evacuated to Whangārei Primary School today, among them were about 100 Whangārei District Council staff and central city workers. Whangārei Primary School. Photo: Google Maps WDC staff evacuated about 9am, going up to their designated Whangārei Primary School evacuation point from about 9.20am and checking at the school gates with the Covid tracer app. About 500 people had converged on the evacuation site, many had been able to go from there to family or friends during the...

Ngāpuhi wood chopping legend Jason Wynyard shines bright at awards 14 Feb, 2021 05:10 PM 3 minutes to read Champion axeman Jason Wynyard competing at his home marae, Karetu, in 1997. Photo / John Stone Northland Age By: Adam Pearse Eleven of New Zealands most influential Māori athletes of the past 30 years are Ngāpuhi, according to the recent Māori Sports Awards, five more than the next most common iwi , Ngāti Porou. One more athlete from Ngāti Hine took Te Tai Tokeraus contribution to th...

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club announced that Trussville Police Chief Eric Rush will be the featured speaker at its Feb. 17 meeting. “Chief Rush is responsible for the overall supervision and administration of the Police Department,” said Diane Poole, with the Rotary Club. “The Chief makes departmental policy and procedure, as well as overseeing personnel matters. Chief Rush reports to the Mayor.” Rush has been with the department since...

By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — The city of Trussville is in talks with Walmart’s district asset protection leaders about how to make the area safer for shoppers. The meetings were spurred after a shooting on Feb. 2. No one was hurt in the shooting and police arrested 20-year-old Jordan Christopher Harris. Harris is now charged with attempted murder, criminal mischief second-degree and reckless endangerment. After the shooting, Police Chief Eric Rush said he mobilized a specia...

By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville City Council approved a revised version of an agreement with Trussville City Schools concerning the use of properties between the two entities. During its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, the council unanimously approved the Reciprocal Use Agreement with TCS. In the agreement, the City and TCS agree to “memorialize their longstanding informal reciprocal use agreement in writing to facilitate better understanding of each p...

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — Trussville Police are once again reminding residents to lock their cars after two vehicles were stolen in one night. A 2019 Dodge Ram was stolen sometime between Saturday, Jan. 30, and Sunday, Jan. 31, from a home on Spring Street. There was also a firearm inside the truck. The same night, a Chrysler 200 was stolen from a home on Parc Brook Lane. Both vehicles were left unlocked with keys inside, according to investigators. Police said both vehicles...

From The Tribune staff reports TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Police Department identified a suspect in the Feb. 2 shooting at Walmart off Chalkville Mountain Road. Jordan Christopher Harris, 20, of Pinson, is charged with attempted murder, criminal mischief second-degree and reckless endangerment. Harris was booked into the Trussville City Jail and will be transferred to the Jefferson County Jail on bonds totaling $62,000. Investigators said an altercation began after an argument between two em...

By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — The day after a shooting inside Walmart in Trussville, the Trussville Police Department is in full force in the most concentrated crime-fighting effort in the department’s history. Police Chief Eric Rush said he is “taking Walmart back” after seeing an increase in crime at the location off Chalkville Mountain Road. He has mobilized a specialized unit to the area that will look for crime and enforce the law. “It won’t only be visibility, ...

Otago Daily Times/Stuff All Black selector Peter Thorburn talks with All Black Coach Wayne Smith during All Black training. Thorburn worked alongside Smith in 2000 and 2001. Former All Blacks Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford and Frank Bunce recounted stories of the late Peter Thorburn joining water fights, providing unexpected financial windfalls and dreaming-up eye-popping moves that creased excited chatter throughout New Zealand. Thorburn, who had dementia, died in North Harbour Hospital this week....

Northland hapū grateful after slack Covid testing stations improve 26 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Patuharakeke hapū representatives Luana Pirihi (left) and Joanne Hammon were grateful the resources available at the Ruakaka racecourse testing station yesterday greatly improved. Photo / Adam Pearse Representatives from Northland hapū Patuharakeke are grateful the poor conditions at Covid testing stations have improved for local whānau. Joanne Hammon and Luana Pirihi, hapū Covid resp...