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Meanwhile, between races ...
Yes, there was a race, but that wasn't the only big attraction at Flemington this year. Those who crossed the ditch to help Maria
![Top Energy fights for tax-free discount](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Top Energy fights for tax-free discount
Top Energy is opposing an Inland Revenue plan to tax the rebate it pays its customers every year. The proposal came to light last
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Talented teen sets sights on Hollywood
Kaeo teenager Te Rina Kahle began showing her talent as a singer some years ago, and now the Whangaroa College student has her sights
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Boxing: Fighter returns home with title
Kyle Chen was undefeated on his way to winning his weight division at the President's Cup boxing tournament in Taiwan last month. The
![Ghosting a little closer to Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ghosting a little closer to Europe
Ghouls, ghosts and other creepy creatures were out in force for Kaitaia College's Halloween dinner, organised by a dedicated team
![Editorial: Council must try harder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Council must try harder
No one is going to argue that combating the problem of illegally dumping rubbish is about changing behaviour, or that the Far North
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Davis advised against Standing Rock visit
"If the boss said yes, I would have gone," Labour's Kelvin Davis has said of his wish to support "Standing Rock" protests in the United States.
![Snapper Bonanza reels in sponsor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Snapper Bonanza reels in sponsor
Concerns that the 2017 90 Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza might not happen have been allayed, with Awanui firm Durapanel Systems Ltd purchasing
![BBQ and beer? Then the fire siren sounded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
BBQ and beer? Then the fire siren sounded
The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.
![Firefighters douse 'suspicious' blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Firefighters douse 'suspicious' blaze
Firefighters have contained a "suspicious" bush fire in Northland which at its peak threatened 30 homes.
![Black Fern back in the North for a visit home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Black Fern back in the North for a visit home
As a superstar of New Zealand sport, Portia Woodman returned to her home town earlier this weekend to share her silver medal success
![League: Rising talent has bright future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
League: Rising talent has bright future
Another talented local rugby league player heads across the ditch today to play for the Coogee Wombats in the South Sydney under-18
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Champion Lion mourned by all
The problem with old Lions is the massive void they leave when they've gone. So said the tribute paid to veteran Brian Hall, who
![Champion debate team reunite 50 years on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Champion debate team reunite 50 years on
Fifty years and one week ago, three young men from Oruru (inland from Taipa) made Young Farmers' Club history by winning the organisation's
![Songs for Sir - with love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Songs for Sir - with love
They arrived aboard six buses, complete with police escort, "sneaking" (to quote principal Mark Tan) up the long drive in silence
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Locals well represented at ASB awards
The Kerikeri High School sailing team was named Team of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 25th annual ASB Northland
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More workshops offered on autism
Following its fully-booked series in May, the Children's Autism Foundation is returning to the Far North to hold another series of
![Editorial: That's the way you do it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: That's the way you do it
Some of the spring had gone from Kelvin Davis' step by late last week, as he neared the end of his seven marathons in seven days
![Gifted artist, friend mourned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Gifted artist, friend mourned
Northland's renowned Māori stained glass artist Kathy Shaw-Urlich has died peacefully after a long battle with cancer. Kathy
![Next walk? Maybe to the kitchen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Next walk? Maybe to the kitchen
Kelvin Davis doesn't have a dog, and if he did it would have had no show of going walkies on Sunday. The Te Tai Tokerau MP was at
![Tears flow for 'shining light' Georgia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tears flow for 'shining light' Georgia
Tears flowed at Kaitaia College on Friday evening, when students and parents gathered for the senior sports and service prize-giving
![Paradise lost? Meth, murder in Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Paradise lost? Meth, murder in Northland
An epidemic of methamphetamine is ripping communities apart - but the fightback has begun.
![Local sides shine at touch tournament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local sides shine at touch tournament
Kaitaia College, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Pukemiro at Kaitaia and Bay of Islands College were top participants when 23 teams from 15
![Squash: Tough time on southern sojourn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Squash: Tough time on southern sojourn
Northland reported mixed results at the national masters squash tournament in Dunedin earlier this month. The northernmost club at
![Letter to the Editor: Thursday October 27, 2016](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letter to the Editor: Thursday October 27, 2016
Absolute freedom is destructive I have read your comment on the Gable Tostee affair (NZ Herald online) with complete agreement
![We in New Zealand don't know we're alive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
We in New Zealand don't know we're alive
Life in New Zealand might not be all beer and skittles, but there's nothing like spending time in Africa to give God's Own Country's