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Northland news in brief: Brewery awards open; and water leak fixed 27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read McLeods Brewery, at Waipū, and head brewer Jason Bathgate have had previous success in the New World Beer & Cider Awards. Northern Advocate Northland brewers will be keen to find out if their beverages are worthy of being among the best in the country in the annual New World Beer & Cider Awards. Entries for the awards close on February 10, after which the panel of judges will whittle dow...

Man dies at swimming hole near Kaitaia 25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read A week-long rāhui has been placed on the area known locally as the Vee Tree swimming hole, off Clough Rd, south of Kaitaia. Photo / Google Earth A Far North man has died after an incident in the Awanui River south of Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to a swimming hole near Pamapuria just before 10.40am on Sunday. It is believed the man had been swimming with two other adults when he vanished. His companions c...