Northland junior athletes Jordyn Hetaraka and Nikolas Kini are showing that a little competition between friends can lead to success on a national scale.

Northwave swimmers Callum Prime and Matthew Gordon covered themselves in glory at Dargaville over the weekend by collecting a stack of gold medals.

Suhil Musa is torn between the country of his birth and another where he first migrated when it comes to football.

The success of the representative Reserve Grade tournament has Northland Cricket administrators congratulating themselves for following through on a good idea.

North Harbour are underdogs for this weekend's national provincial sevens tournament in Rotorua, but will bring a proud history to the event.

About 1300 spectators gathered to watch broncs bucking, barrel-racing and bovine mustered on both days of this year’s Mid Northern Rodeo at Maungatapere. Mid Northern Rodeo Association secretary Dianna Bradshaw said it was a great event with about 220 cowboys competing in 300 contests, including steer-wrestling, bareback bronc, saddle bronc, rope and tie and bull ride. Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte was there.

Paul Fry visits the birthplace of our national game to seek elusive facts.

Kerikeri powerlifter Trish Muldrock returned home this week with a handful of new world records to add to her already impressive international success.