Air New Zealand promised an improved service from Kerikeri when it abandoned its Auckland/Kaitaia flights last year, but now a fight has begun to retain the early morning flight from Kerikeri to Auckland.

The Hokianga Bowling Club is about to receive a windfall, courtesy of the Far North District Council.

Judge Greg Davis has adopted a new tactic in a bid to deter recidivist drink drivers - he's calling on Kaitaia to stop accepting "unacceptable" behaviour, and is inviting the Northland Age to lead the charge.

The young Penrith prop James Fisher-Harris is far from a household name but has already been compared with Queensland and Australian legend Gorden Tallis.

Kaitaia has experienced a dramatic reduction in burglaries after the council and police joined forces to combat the problem.

Several local women received a lucrative prize draw at the Jennian Homes Mother's Day Fun Run/Walk event in Paihia on Sunday.

Services provided by Hospice are free to those who receive them, so sponsorship, fundraising and donations are key to their ability to serve.

The Far North District Council is committed to keeping the Far North tidy, and appreciates your correspondent's concern for the environment.

Peter Dryburgh would have had trouble finding Kaitaia on a map when he was growing up in South Africa and Rhodesia, but the Far North has very much been home to him, his wife Dinny and their children for the last 36 years.

Young people from many Hokianga communities have jumped at the chance to build hands-on emergency services skills in a training programme that kicked off on Saturday.

Kamo 2 Kerikeri 2 (half time 1-1): The champions forced to accept a draw from fellow title contenders Kamo in this top of the table clash from the Northland Premier Division at Kamo on Saturday.

The article 'Council, SPCA look to co-operate over dogs' (April 26) contains misleading facts that need correcting.

BILL ENGLISH'S assertion that a lot of (young) New Zealanders who should be out there looking for work are "pretty damned hopeless" has been derided by some as an admission of failure on the part of his government.

The high level of interest in the Rollover Prevention Safer Journeys Programme shows a tangible commitment from the trucking industry to address the issue of truck rollover, according to Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley.

Julia Clarke has been knitting since she was a pre-schooler - her father taught her using meat skewers for needles - but she no longer has children of her own needing protection from bitter Rotorua winters.

The large fire was contained to the site's boiler room after flames swept up an air duct.

Sentencing for an American tourist who admitted his careless driving caused the deaths of two women - one eight months pregnant - has been deferred for two weeks.

So, no game bird hunters allowed on Rangiputa Block this season. We are told that the reason is the new Health and Safety Act.

A case of measles has been confirmed in the Kaeo area.

The Far North District Council is promising to take a tougher approach to dog control, in the interests of public safety.

A 50-year-old Kaitaia woman who was attacked by a large tan dog on Monday afternoon is now wary of leaving her home.

Tributes pour in for a pregnant mother who was one of two people killed in a two-car crash over the weekend.

As the only Far North rider in the Northland team which made the long trek to Taupo to contest the 2016 NZ Pony and Young Rider Dressage Championship earlier this month.

Game bird hunter access to traditional hunting spots on farm dams, rivers and creeks will not be affected by the new workplace safety legislation, according to Fish & Game.

News that thousands of children start secondary school every year without the reading , writing or maths skills they need is not mind-boggling to me.

A Far North dog ranger's lot is not a happy one these days.

Generations of Far North farmers have seen manuka as little more than a weed, albeit one that has some uses, not least as firewood.