industry
SeverMin applies to raise the Shaft 9 tailings wall
The company says the higher wall is needed to keep the mine open; northern councils have objected.
18 September 2026
The Conscience of the Periphery
investigation
The Shaft 9 files: what SeverMin knew
Internal reports obtained by Northfocus show the tailings wall above the Bistrica River was flagged unsafe eleven months before it failed. The company disputes the documents. The regulator has opened a review.
media
KresCom throttles northern video traffic during the devolution debate
Viewers in four northern districts reported buffering through the Assembly session; the operator blames maintenance.
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NF-TV
Nightly · 20:00
The Northern Line
The nightly news, anchored from Bistrica. Harvest yields, union strikes, and the council votes that the capital ignores.
Presented by the Northfocus newsroom. Repeated at 23:00.
Documentary · 2 parts
Red Shore
The documentary series on Lake Vokavovic, Vokamet and the parent company behind the discharge. Broadcast in 2011 and 2012, and still cited in Cetingrad's clean-up campaigns.
Subject of Vokamet v. Northfocus. The injunctions were vacated on appeal.
Livestream · Sittings
The Assembly Uncut
The full parliamentary session, uncut. We keep the interruptions, the points of order and the Northern Power speeches edited out of the state broadcast.
Broadcast live when the Assembly sits, and archived the same evening.
Archive · 2018
The Water Tapes
The drone stream of the 2018 Bistrica water protests, broadcast past the police cordon and the state media blackout.
Unedited footage.
Weeknight schedule
| Time | Programme | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | The Assembly Uncut | Live, when the Assembly sits |
| 20:00 | The Northern Line | Nightly news |
| 21:00 | Red Shore | Documentary, Mondays |
| 22:00 | The Water Tapes | Archive, Fridays |
| 23:00 | The Northern Line | Repeat |
Jakov Iric, Editor
The Court Circular and the truth about Red Water
The Herald prints the Chancellory's timetable and calls it the Sinj Standard. The north keeps a different record, and it is written in water samples.
Northfocus Editorial
The MLA should not choose who may report
Two of our reporters were refused accreditation this week. The reason given was standards; the reason meant is coverage.
Syv Iric, Northern Power
Devolution is not a favour, it is a right
A district that cannot tax, borrow or license its own industry will always be a colony of the capital.