Despite a rousing 40-23 win over Otago on Wednesday, Northland have parked the emotions and have now set their sights on Southland tomorrow afternoon.

Michael McGlinchey is finally free to join the Wellington Phoenix now his former club Central Coast Mariners have cut their losses.

A new Stafford Choat champion will be crowned tomorrow when the final whistle blows between FC Whangarei and Kerikeri in the cup final.

Five Northlanders are part of the New Zealand sailing team who are preparing for the start of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Northern Spain today.

Just 14 hours after arriving back in Auckland from London, top jockey Sam Spratt was back at the training track preparing for tomorrow's Ruakaka races.

Northwave duo Hayley McIntosh and David Van der Star have been jointly awarded the Northland Swimmer of the Year Award.

The last training session before the race, say after a run on Thursday or Friday, is key to race-day energy.

A rare Nissan Skyline racing car, valued at $60,000, has been stolen from a rural property in Whangarei.

Even though Kadin Neho probably could hardly see it, he has scored the first albatross of his amateur career.

A season-ending knee injury last year put Jack Ram's hopes of playing his blazer game on hold, at least until tonight.

It may have taken nearly 10 years, but Hora Hora's Warren Dunn finally has his Taniwha blazer.

Northland will be looking to reignite the form they showed two weeks ago when they face Hawkes Bay at Toll Stadium tomorrow night, at the later start time of 8.05pm.