Fewer than half of councils have enough staff trained to respond to marine oil spills.

Kaitaia is on Warriors alert after the club's NRL squad arrived in the Far North town today to kick off a three-day community visit. Far

Four local athletes stood out for the Kaitaia-based Far North Flash Junior team at the Iron Maori Rangatahi in Napier on Saturday. They

'History is (was) bunk,' according to Henry Ford. That's a view that some in Kaitaia believe is shared by the St Saviour's Anglican

Vandalism of an ancient tree

Louise Bailey is not a cyclist. She hasn't owned a bike since she was 12, but on Saturday she set off from Cape Reinga on the biggest

The removal of branches and ring-barking of what remains of a hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) outside the vicarage at St Saviour's

An American behind the wheel of a campervan found himself on the wrong side of the law and the wrong side of the road after narrowly missing an officer on the roadside.

Haami Hita and Joe Pol aren't short on talent, or confidence that they will make a name for themselves with Norty North Movement in

A woman has died at Taipa Beach in the Far North tonight.

The Bay of Islands will be one of four main sites around the country in large-scale commemorations marking 250 years since Captain

Teenager Hautafataha Livai was feeding the pigs out the back of his family's Far North dairy when he saw two masked heads pop up from the long grass.

A Far North player featured in the Maori side which took out the women's division of the 2016 NZ Communities Football Cup in Auckland

Several young, upcoming Far North players made their debut for the Northland team at the Waikato Sevens tournament last weekend. Coach

Mangonui School's Active Taonga pupils have been feeling sorry for their earthquake-affected counterparts in the South Island, some

Pop off

The Far North District Council's payroll rose by $2.48 million last financial year, to $20.54 million - but that's only half the story. During

"We need more police like Rowena. Actually we need more people like Rowena." So said the judges of the 2016 Health and Social Innovation

Now into her third season of competitive speedway at Taipa, Pam Fisher is adamant life in the fast lane is the only way to go. Competing

A fantastic time was had by a number of Year 9 students from Bay of Islands College who enjoyed two days of learn-to-surf lessons

Flanker Michael Jones was a little old to be the son that his fellow All Black Mike Burgoyne never had but he'd formed such a strong

Incredibly strong young Kiwi Destiny O'Brien opened up about the abuse she endured from her own father.

Big box stores are a fact of life these days. And there is obviously a place for them. But plans by The Warehouse to open a 'pop

Eyes opened

A small group of Chinese-born Aucklanders were in Kaitaia on Friday, protesting against the Chinese government's policy of human organ

Three new bus routes servicing the Mid North, primarily aimed at horticultural and tourism workers and shoppers, will be officially

Okaihau beef farmer Matt King has been selected to contest the Northland electorate in next year's general election for National. Northland

A car has hit a wall outside a school on State Highway 11 north of Kawakawa. A police spokeswoman said they were called to the scene

A Northland teenager has been jailed for three years after repeated ram raids on a sportswear shop caused its owners massive financial

It might be the place where everyone gets a bargain - but some Kawakawa shop owners reckon The Warehouse hasn't bargained on the damage