Is this really sport? At a recent sporting event I was very disheartened to see the treatment of the brave sportsmen and women taking

The Far North District Council has denied that it, or the NZ Transport Agency, has shown favouritism to The Warehouse/Noel Leeming

Property developer Wayne Brown has accused the Far North District Council of doing big business a favour, at the expense of locally-owned

Tim Rolls was expecting the drains along Ramp Road to yield the usual haul of bottles, cans and plastic, but he scored the find of

A fire that engulfed 50m of scrub and young pine trees at Te Kao on Monday provided a timely reminder of how quickly fire can get

A battle between iwi and the Government over the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary appears set for court with Maori Fisheries saying it's "this Government's foreshore and seabed".

So there he was, The Offsider, surprised by last week's wintry blast following a well moderate July which had suggested the weather

Northpower believes the Electricity Authority's proposed area-of-benefit transmission charges could see Northlanders paying more

Someone's telling porkies regarding the problems that have beset Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia. The question is, who? The Ministry

Duane Tawhai was close to tears as he told of his struggle to cope.

Barrie Knightbridge was at home at Cooper's Beach last week, recovering from an illness that, according to the medical odds, he should

Far North players featured for the Northland team which won the football title at the NZ Police 2016 Winter Games in Queenstown on

Why we're so sad I thought the following was quite a good explanation as to why this beautiful world has become so sad. It was written

Northland had endured plenty of the pain promised by the National-led government when it was elected in 2008, but had yet to see the

The future of Whatuwhiwhi's Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Rangiawhia is under review, the Ministry of Education-appointed commissioner citing

She has done Ninety Mile Beach - deeming it magnificent, despite the challenges of tides and soft sand - and yesterday Nikki Ladd

Schools will today learn how much extra funding they will get as a result of having students "at risk" of educational underachievement enrolled.

Aggressive behaviour towards staff and subsequent difficulty in getting teachers, along with a breakdown in relationships, is putting

Last year Keith Tahu, an employee of Kaitaia firm Bellingham Quarries for 42 years, won the Institute of Quarrying's inaugural Good

Most of us understand that life is rarely fair. For some, however, it can be cruel beyond all measure. Georgia Buckingham is evidence

A duty of care upheld How gratifying to hear the news of our local councils' (Whangarei District Council and Northland Regional Council)

Teenager Caitlin Rose Johnson hopes that Saturday morning's Lights for Life demonstration in Kaitaia will provide the spark needed

Fourteen months ago things were looking up for Takahue teenager Georgia Buckingham. She was back at home with her parents, Glenn

Terminally ill Kaitaia teen Georgia Buckingham is off to Sydney this week, and Air New Zealand has a surprise in store for her.

The Kaitaia teen with just weeks to live was "in tears" when she found out tonight that her final wish would be granted.

Kyle Chen cleaned up in his division at the Australian Golden Gloves championships in Queensland last Thursday. With coach Rusty

The two Kaitaia College girls' teams enjoyed a great winter in the Northland Secondary Schools Sporting Association midweek championships

Ellen Norman, the Mental Health Foundation's director of Māori development, doubts that there are many people in the Far North

Much-loved family pets We are the owners of said "dangerous pitbull-type dogs". (They're back, letters August 25). Firstly I would

Police discovered more than the stolen caravan they were looking for when they went to a secluded residential property inland from