The year had been hard at times, Kaitaia College head girl Camryn Stewart told the senior academic and cultural prizegiving, but it

It's all very well for the likes of SAFE and Farmwatch to lobby for animal rights and the prevention of cruelty, but SAFE went too

I totally support your editorial 'Council must try harder' (November 8) regarding holding those responsible for trashing our beautiful Far North, especially when the council has evidence.

Yesterday's early morning tsunami warning following the devastating earthquake is a timely reminder to Far Northerners to ensure they

Two men who showed every sign of intending to rob a Kaitaia service station in the early hours of Thursday morning were spectacularly

LIVE BLOG: Aftershocks have continued to rumble through the night, and Civil Defence is warning people to stay prepared for further rattles.

Primary responsibility for civil defence emergency management at a local level rests with your local council.

Hundreds of local students made the most of an opportunity to catch the surfing bug during schooltime when the Wave Warriors learn

Three fire trucks are rushing to a bushfire in the Far North.

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 is opposing an Inland Revenue plan to tax the rebate it pays its customers every year. The proposal came to light last

Kaeo teenager Te Rina Kahle began showing her talent as a singer some years ago, and now the Whangaroa College student has her sights

Kyle Chen was undefeated on his way to winning his weight division at the President's Cup boxing tournament in Taiwan last month. The

Ghouls, ghosts and other creepy creatures were out in force for Kaitaia College's Halloween dinner, organised by a dedicated team

No one is going to argue that combating the problem of illegally dumping rubbish is about changing behaviour, or that the Far North

"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.

Great entertainment

The Far North District Council plans to issue infringement notices to people identified in illegally dumped rubbish near Opononi

The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.

Firefighters have contained a "suspicious" bush fire in Northland which at its peak threatened 30 homes.

As a superstar of New Zealand sport, Portia Woodman returned to her home town earlier this weekend to share her silver medal success

Another talented local rugby league player heads across the ditch today to play for the Coogee Wombats in the South Sydney under-18

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

Nothing simpler than recycling.

Fifty years and one week ago, three young men from Oruru (inland from Taipa) made Young Farmers' Club history by winning the organisation's

They arrived aboard six buses, complete with police escort, "sneaking" (to quote principal Mark Tan) up the long drive in silence

Those were the last words on the order of service for Georgia Buckingham, the 16-year-old who died after a two-year-battle with myeloid leukaemia.

Earlier reports that a 3-year-old was missing in Matakana, north of Auckland were wrong, police say.

The Kerikeri High School sailing team was named Team of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 25th annual ASB Northland

Following its fully-booked series in May, the Children's Autism Foundation is returning to the Far North to hold another series of