Historic sleuthing uncovers the potential good deeds of figure James Kemp.

Cooper's Beach woman Fiona Foote is tackling cancer head on.

New Kaitaia playground gets thumbs up from kids

A reader questions whether W2E needs to be highly centralised.

Te Amohaere Rudolph has been honoured two years after losing the battle with cancer.

Kaitaia man in court charged with murder of four-week-old baby

An abandoned house in Kaitaia has become an object of contention for neighbours.

Plants have been stolen from the Far North Community Hospice.

The Ngai Takoto Snapper Bonanza has had a cracking start.

The Ngai Takoto Snapper Bonanza has sold out and big crowds are expected.

A well-loved kindy teacher has resigned from teaching after 23 years.

There is a call for feedback on the development of the Kerikeri Domain.

Murray Kidd has pulled in a whopper of a fish at the Snapper Bonanaza.

A Kaeo man has designed a new device to fight the invasion of possums.

The government is taking rule-making to a ridiculous level, writes Peter Jackson.

A Paihia couple are devastated to discover their trees have been poisoned.

An two-storey house near Panguru was completely destroyed by a blaze on Thursday.

German tourists robbed in Far North are touched by NZ kindness.

Talented Auckland photographer Janay Johnstone died unexpectedly this week.

A Kiwi woman's kindness has helped turn around a horrible holiday for German tourists.

Peter de Graaf misses out on the story of the year.

DNA tests have failed to identify the dog/s that killed six kiwi last year.

The Kerikeri Makos have three choices for showers and changing rooms.

NIWA will be studying rubbish collected from the Kaiwharawhara catchment in Wellington.

Russell Primary School pupils will join next week's strike for global warming action.

Thieves took everything from tourists' car at Ahipara, including a surprise wedding ring.

The family of baby Maree Ngahere is appealing for help for the police investigation.

Maree Ngahere's whānau plead for information on the 1-month-old's death.

A Far North vintner says licence fees are making festival participation expensive.

A climate change expert will be bringing his expertise to NZ this month.