Latest from Bay of Islands

How to beat the supermarket blues

Supermarket food prices are constantly rising. Thrifty Northlanders share shopping tips.

Celebrating Father's Day at alert level 3

Not sure what's allowed on Father's Day at level 3? Check out this basic guide

Checkpoints clamp down on non-essential travel as Northland, Auckland split levels

Motorists are turned back for heading to surf breaks or driving 200km-plus for pet food.

Solo and first-time dads share their plans

Fishing, gaming, takeaways and snuggles by the fire on the cards for these loving dads.

Revamped church building to house artists in the Hokianga

The historic Methodist church in Rawene will soon be transformed into an artist's retreat.

Juggling work with home schooling

We take a look inside your bubbles to see how you're coping with the juggling act.

Return of the letterbox bandits: Whangārei Heads two year saga with post theft continues

Entire letterboxes, padlocked to keep parcels safe, are being ripped out by thieves.

News snippets from Northland

Skate park work to resume; and more Lotto luck.

'Once you get a taste of it, it's hard to let go': Dargaville fire chief notches up 41 years with the brigade

Joining the fire brigade was the coolest thing a young fella could do, says Jeffrey Palmer

Northland crash sparks concerns for the missing driver

Police 'disappointed' they wasted hours looking for driver who turned out to be unhurt.

Level 3 for Northland - here are the rules

Level 3 means more for Northlanders to do

Meet your Far North library staff

Outreach librarian "Rox" Harrison on the best job ever.

'Northland's treasure' up for top music award

Troy Kingi makes top 5 in APRA Silver Scroll Awards.

Level 3 means contactless takeaways for Northlanders, and the industry is ready

Northland's hospitality industry is gearing up for action if level 3 kicks in on Thursday

Schools unsure how many students will return during level 3

Schools prepare for Alert Level 3 as per the Ministry of Education's Covid-19 guideline.

Kawakawa Library wins design awards

A weekly round-up of news, events and oddities from the Bay of Islands and Mid North.

Getting the mail (and other stuff) through: Rural delivery during lockdown

Postie's rural round covers about 200km a day with dropoffs.

How a Northland mum is dealing with level 4 lockdown in hospital

Northland mum Kelly Potatau is locked down in a unique bubble with three of her children.