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Northland's 'particularly vicious' drought continues to bite
Northland has been battered by record-breaking rain, a cyclone, a tornado and a harsh drought, and the lack of water is being keenly felt in Dargaville. So what's being done to fix the area's long-running water woes?

Fatal Dargaville crash
Emergency services attended but the person died at the scene.

Firefighters battle Northland house fire
Nearly 30 firefighters were called to a large house fire in a small town south of Dargaville in the early hours.

'Going to take some time': Dargaville water supply still not fixed
Some residents in Dargaville are still without water and others are being asked to use as little as possible.

Kaipara Council cuts water to some properties as water levels reach critical
Water main breaks in Dargaville has brought the water supply well below capacity.

Essential water use only as Northland's drought conditions worsen
Under level 4 restrictions introduced this week in Dargaville, town supply water may be used only for drinking, cooking, washing clothes and showering.

Police identify young offenders behind a string of Dargaville burglaries
Three businesses in Dargaville were targeted in the early hours of February 18.

'Very significant concerns': Documents reveal tension over proposal to close Dargaville Hospital
In emails, chief medical officer urged Health NZ head to make the call: "There comes a point where we have to recognise that we have reached the limit of our actions."

Investigations continue into Dargaville baby’s head injuries
The five-month-old baby boy has since been discharged from Starship Children’s Hospital with police continuing to investigate how he came to sustain the serious head injuries.

Police investigate serious head injuries to Dargaville baby
Police are investigating how a five-month-old baby sustained serious head injuries in Dargaville.

Water restrictions leave Dargaville residents frustrated
Frustrated Dargaville residents say they are being denied a proper Kiwi Christmas due to the early imposition of water restrictions.

Wagging, fights common at Dargaville High School, parents say as commissioner appointed
A commissioner will be appointed to run Northland's Dargaville High School after a damning assessment by the Education Review Office.

One dead following Dargaville crash
Police say one person has died following a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville.

Water finally restored in Dargaville
Dargaville suffered after a massive outage caused by four separate pipeline ruptures last week.

Recent rainfall helps ease strict water restrictions in Dargaville
Water saved since 11 March would almost fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Man arrested over five-month-old Dargaville baby's head injuries
A five-month-old baby was flown to Starship Hospital with serious head injuries last month.

Charge laid after five-month-old baby boy taken to hospital with serious head injuries
The baby was taken to Dargaville Hospital with serious head injuries in late December before being transferred to Starship.

'Significant clinical risk': Dargaville Hospital rostered overnight doctor only five out of 55 nights
A senior Northland doctor was so worried about a lack of medical staff in Dargaville overnight she was convinced it was too risky to keep the town's hospital open.

Dargaville to represent NZ at prestigious theatre festival in Monaco
A group of eight amateur actors from Dargaville have been plucked from their local Northland theatre stage to perform on the French Riviera. The team from the Dargaville Little Theatre...

Thousands without internet as digger causes outage in Northland
Dargaville, Ruawai, Paparoa, and Maungaturoto are all impacted, with the internet not expected to return until later on Wednesday evening.