The competition pacesetters suffering a bit of a touch-up at the hands of Kamo High in round 4/7 of the provincial Reserve Grades

Cooper's Beach Bowling Club officials were pleased to report a strong attendance by outside players at an open tournament recently. In

Deputy Mayor Tania McInnes touched a nerve when she suggested last week that perhaps the Far North should look for a new name.

Anyone got any ideas?

Northland swimming spots have better water quality than the picture painted by central Government, says the NRC.

A lack of Spark reception up North means more people are being denied home detention, and instead going to jail.

Feedback on a name change for the Far North has came back - it's a definite NO from the people.

Wade Wilson made the catch of a lifetime from a tiny boat.

A $185,000 price tag has been put on the last strip of native forest in Wekaweka Valley catchment.

Not many festivals include robberies and shoot-outs in their list of attractions, but then Waimamaku's Wild West Fest is no ordinary

New Zealanders are being blatantly misled by Greenpeace on dairying and its environmental footprint, according to DairyNZ chief executive

Auckland company Apparel and Ngawha prison (the Northland Region Corrections Facility - NRCF) have joined forces to offer inmates

And what of feminism?

The Far North District Council has adopted a suite of new fines that it says will help it deter littering and illegal dumping of rubbish. The

Muriwhenua Kapa Haka will perform a special new haka, Ko te Wharetapu o Muriwhenua, at the national championships, Te Matatini, in

A group of local players had to dig deep to come from behind and claim the regional title in Rotorua last month. Courtesy of a dramatic

Elderly Omapere resident Derek Wheeldon was perfectly entitled to say last week that lawlessness was out of control in his community

A Far North bodyboarder has been invited to take part in a major surfing competition at one of the most hallowed and heaviest surf

The Far North District Council may today consider lifting the further round of water restrictions imposed last week, when the impact

Businesses will be able to open across the Far North on Easter Sunday this year for the first time without fear of prosecution. Last

Moko Foundation general manager Deidre Otene will soon be packing her bags for three weeks in the United States, and is keen to take

Farmers, gardeners and those who rely on water tanks were grateful for the 48 hours of rain that fell last week, but Northland Rural

A horse bred in the Far North has qualified for the dressage world cup finals in America later this year. Hailing from Awanui's Matthews

A decent field of 60 gathered in Ahipara last Saturday to take part in the Masters Memorial Golf Tournament, the season opening tournament

A festival celebrating local food, art and beverages is to be given what Transition Town Kaitaia describes as a trial run at Lake

A joint initiative between Māori weavers and the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai has begun in Kerikeri to educate local

Suggestion not a new idea

Two police officers who stopped an Isuzu vehicle that was displaying 'sovereignty' registration plates in Kaitaia's main street on

Derek Wheeldon, 80, and his wife Carol, 70, know they live in a beautiful place, but criminals are well and truly spoiling it.

A shortage of food caused by the drought is forcing some of Northland's normally nocturnal kiwi to forage in broad daylight. Kerikeri