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Northlanders count down days to family reunions as bookings trickle in ahead of travel bubble 13 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 6 minutes to read Patrick and Pandora Tetai can't wait to see their two sons and their moko in Sydney. Photo / Tania Whyte Patrick and Pandora Tetai can't wait to see their two sons and their moko in Sydney. Photo / Tania Whyte Jenny Ling is the Northern Advocate's feature writer and news reporterjenny.ling@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Northlanders are crossing their fingers and toes that the transtasman travel bubble will take off smoothly on April 19. But while many fami...

East coast communities respond to tsunami warnings © RNZ / Ella Stewart Communities in tsunami zones on the east coast of the North Island have been scrambling to move to safety, with civil leaders urging residents keep up-to-date with news and alerts. The second and third earthquakes to hit off the New Zealand coast have prompted the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to issue another tsunami warning. The most recent and biggest quake - a 8.1 magnitude seismic event which happened near the Kermadec Islands. People in the East Coast of the North Island from the Bay of Islands to W...

Northland Tsunami Alert: Supermarket, Treaty Grounds to rescue of Paihia evacuees 5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Treaty Grounds staff, from left, Nineke Metz, Bayley Moor and Mori Rapana make sure the evacuees don't go hungry. Photo / Peter de Graaf Treaty Grounds staff, from left, Nineke Metz, Bayley Moor and Mori Rapana make sure the evacuees don't go hungry. Photo / Peter de Graaf Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat One of the biggest evacuations in the Far North morphed into an impromptu community barbecue whe...

Brazilian couple Edna and Ole Gasper from Tauranga were celebrating their first trip to Waitangi. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Waka groups practice for the big celebration on Saturday. They said it was important to be at Waitangi for New Zealand's most significant occasion. New research by the Waitangi National Trust showed more than half of New Zealanders have never been to the birthplace of the nation, and visitation is lower among young people. “We wanted to be connected to the spirit of Waitangi and learn about why this is so significant,” Edna Gasper said. “We've tried to come befo...