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

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

Far North REAP has long been celebrating Adult Learners' Week - as do others in 40 countries around the world - but this year's event

Kaitaia surf shop owner Johnny Andrew said he was very stoked to see a trio of young local athletes signed to his New Zealand Surf

Radio talkback host Leighton Smith once asked, rhetorically, if, when one found oneself agreeing with Green MP Kevin Hague, it was

Biodiversity experts are bubbling about the discovery of a rare bladderwort species in a Northland dune lake. The previously unknown

Our brother's keeper About the sex offender released from prison to a house near you. Those who are concerned about that need to

Kaitaia's Daffodil Day baby photo competition has been a huge success for the Cancer Society for well over 20 years, thanks in large

Te Runanga-a-iwi o Ngapuhi, which owns the now vacant lot in Kaikohe's main street that used to be the site of the Kaikohe Hotel and

The police investigation into the disappearance of 48-year-old Waipapakauri man Kimble Moore more than five months ago has been upgraded

The Japanese tourist whose belongings were stolen when the driver he hitched a lift with sped off has seen another side of Northland

A large turnout from the Far North Indoor Bowling Association reconvened at the Kaitaia Primary School hall to compete for the Kerry

The children at Ahipara School have hit the wall - and their principal could not be more delighted. Jackie Osborne said she had two