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? 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 19 Jun 7:25pm Fatal Dargaville crash Emergency services attended but the person died at the scene. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Sun, 15 Jun 6:54am 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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Mon, 9 Jun 6:15am 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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Fri, 30 May 2:35pm 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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 13 Mar 11:25am Police identify young offenders behind a string of Dargaville burglaries Three businesses in Dargaville were targeted in the early hours of February 18. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon, 24 Feb 4:38am '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." 
© 2025 RadioNZ Fri, 31 Jan 5:25am 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. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 21 Jan 5:45pm 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. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 8 Jan 7:05pm Police investigate serious head injuries to Dargaville baby Police are investigating how a five-month-old baby sustained serious head injuries in Dargaville. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon, 6 Jan 5:55pm Man arrested after police car rammed It took place after a vehicle stolen during an aggravated robbery in Dargaville was seen in Whangarei. 
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  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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 19 Jun 1:05pm One dead following Dargaville crash Police say one person has died following a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Sat, 14 Jun 10:05pm Water finally restored in Dargaville Dargaville suffered after a massive outage caused by four separate pipeline ruptures last week. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Tue, 3 Jun 12:55am '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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Sat, 31 May 10:05am Recent rainfall helps ease strict water restrictions in Dargaville Water saved since 11 March would almost fill two Olympic-sized swimming pools. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Tue, 8 Apr 3:35pm 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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 6 Mar 5:05pm 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. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Thu, 6 Mar 5:05pm '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. 
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 30 Jan 5:25am 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... 
© 2025 RadioNZ Fri, 17 Jan 10:25am 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. 
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