Whangarei's all-girl kickboxing event is reaching new heights.

This weekend the Whangarei Karting Club will be taking a leaf out of the Bathurst book as they hit the track for a mammoth 161-lapper.

Pompallier Catholic College's mixed hockey team broke a 10-year drought at the North Island Mixed Secondary Schools Tournament on their way to claiming the title.

Whangarei netballers have re-lived the year that was, with Cherith Schraag claiming the top award at the Whangarei Netball Centre's annual prizegiving.

A number of Northland players both past and present are set for a tilt at the title in this week's Carrus Open at Tauranga Golf Club.

One of Northland's longest-running - and most unusual - sporting contests is wide open after the long-time champions were forced to pull out.

Maori cricketers in Northland could be set for a boost as the Northern Districts' Northern Maori invitational squad breaks new ground for Maori cricket this month.

Northland's Cameron Leslie is joining the Wheel Blacks team as they take on the world's top two ranked wheelchair rugby teams, Australia and USA.