The plan was to plant 1.1 million pine trees - then someone looked at the ground.

The woman was lost for a night in Raetea Forest.

Karikari went pink for breast cancer thanks to a group of hard working volunteers.

There are signs of Meningococcal if you know what to look for - and seek treatment.

The Switzer care CEO is warning at the age tsunami coming to Kaitaia.

Te Hiku Hauora will farewell one of its long-serving GPs tomorrow.

NZers are asked to mark the centennial of the armistice with as much noise as possible.

An Otaua student has been named Miss Five Crowns NZ Princess Legacy.

A group committed to protecting fish stocks have started meeting with marae hapu.

The council couldn't spot a wetland in a police lineup, yet farmers are expected to do it.

Comment: Offering residency to Karel Sroubek shows a lapse in judgement for govt.

'Fake news' about elderly attacks is being used to frighten people into buying security.

Whatuwhiwhi's Ezekial Raui sat with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Wellington.

The fight for Switzer care worker Juliet Garcia is getting frustrating for MP Matt King.

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved use of a mite to control pest plants.

The Soil & Health Association is now looking to establish an organic Aotearoa New Zealand.

Crash at the intersection of State Highway 10 and Old Taupo Rd near Mangonui.

Three Far North football players are heading to Australia to play two internationals.

Time has come again for the annual walk around the 4.2km Lake Ngatu track for the SPCA.

Time for community to get out their gloves and clean up 90 Mile Beach.

Comment: Our leaders are being seduced by China's ready supply of money

A Far North group feel ignored after a petition to save Ōruru Hall was deferred by FNDC.

Testing in Russell Forest water supplies failed to find any 1080 poison.

Kaitaia College Services Academy has another winner for a northern region leadership award

The British Royal Tour offers small rewards, so why not enjoy it? says a reader.

National leader Simon Bridges last week launched a Have Your Say campaign for rural NZ.

A Kaitaia dentist has been travelling the world for a good cause.

Long-term projects aimed at threatened species recovery need more funding.

Comment: The tragic accident that claimed two women in Houhora was just a fatal mistake.

The NRC want to know where your wai is this summer.