Kaitaia police were yesterday interviewing a 15-year-old boy after a Takahue man was allegedly abducted from his home at gunpoint

Raghni Stacey's stove is well and truly earning its keep this week, as she, her mum and her two children prepare to celebrate Diwali

Local motorcycling enthusiasts of all ages and abilities received tips from the best when Paul Whibley and the PWR Yamaha Programme

The Transformers Youth Group are enjoying their first season in the Kaitaia Touch Module, which kicked off on the Kaitaia College

She was born in Auckland, but Lynn Pooley (nee Brown) has lived at Mangonui since she was six. That, she says, just about makes her

Take action on alcohol Last week NZ Rugby confirmed there is to be independent review of its 'culture' following a string of off-field

'You don't need to read the article to know it's slut-shaming sexist garbage.' So said one Facebook respondent to my editorial last

The New Zealand Transport Agency says significant progress is being made towards replacing two of the Far North's one-lane bridges

Kaitaia teenager Nina Griffiths has won a $10,000 AMP scholarship to help her pursue her dream of opening a youth-run community centre

When John Clarke hits the pavement to train for the ASB Marathon and his muscles begin to burn he feels grateful - the pain means he's still here to feel it.

Teenagers from Doubtless Bay, Kaitaia, Totara North, Kaikohe, Whangarei and Kerikeri converged on the Cooper's Beach Christian Camp

Volunteers don't have to be people. In the case of Kaitaia's Switzer Residential Care they can be dogs (including a three-legged

Puawai Munro Halkyard claimed another national title at the Olympic Weightlifting 2016 National Championships in Auckland last weekend

Let us take the blame I read your article about New Zealand's degraded morality around sexual interaction (Whose culture needs to

The mysterious disappearance of the crankshaft that gave Te Kohanga its colloquial name, Shipwreck Bay, angered and upset many people

Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis has welcomed the government's allocation of $3 million for initiatives aimed at reducing the demand

Having nearly two dozen children enjoying a full day of watersports-based activity at Houhora last Saturday made the first ever Community

Mikayla Gardner was the standout for the Kaitaia Fire Brigade team which travelled to Dargaville to enter two teams in the Northern

The outcry over rugby's recent scandals is a red herring, argues journalist Peter Jackson. In the wake of Warriena Wright's death, he says society needs to change.

Norwegian-based Statoil has told the government that it is relinquishing its oil exploration permits in the Reinga Basin. Vice-president

Okaihau teenager Megan Hammerton was crowned Miss Far North 2016 in Kerikeri on Saturday night. Her predecessor, Danielle Collings

Kelvin Davis has never walked a full marathon before but the Te Tai Tokerau MP has committed to walking 40km every day for a week

Eight teams of women and 11 of men took part in their respective sections of an annual triples tournaments at the Cooper's Beach Bowling

Make it happen There was another excellent editorial in the Age on Tuesday September 27 (Had enough of the violence?) It included

Northland MP Winston Peters has cited a Whangarei business as just one example of immigrants ignoring New Zealand's employment laws

Next year's five-day 90 Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza surfcasting tournament to be staged in March is in doubt, thanks in part to sponsorship

Maori were the big losers in Saturday's local government elections, according to Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis. Just one Maori had

Pak'nSave has issued an "unreserved" apology for mispricing products at its Kaitaia supermarket.

Pamapuria for the first time entered two teams in the senior section of Mangonui Netball this year. The girls started with an off-season

The University of Auckland has named Far North taekwon-do and kickboxing champion Riley Phillips-Harris as its Sportsman of the Year