Ten-year-old Kaitaia boy Alexander Campbell-Lewis had his first haircut on Thursday, some years earlier than Samoan custom demands

"Why are we seeing so much anger? Why are some people resorting to violence at the drop of a hat?" Those were two of the questions

Police are bolstering the numbers of officers in Northland after a spate of homicides and other violent offences there.

An arrest has been made after a 77-year-old man man was found dead in Northland.

A longstanding lawn bowling advocate was recently honoured for her commitment and dedication to the game by being presented with a

Kaitaia-raised Andrew Bennie, who has attended two Olympic Games as an equestrian competitor, flew from his home in England to Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Kaitaia College student Jacinta van der Linden is one of seven finalists in a Royal New Zealand Navy competition for secondary schools.

Lights off What a brainless, back-stabbing, petulant action from the Maori Party. Helen Clark is an achiever, and there is no doubt

The Bay of Islands SPCA has plenty of dogs that are ready for adoption, but none come with better credentials than 18-month-old blue

The annual Toll Kaitaia Run/Walk which takes place on Sunday, August 14, this year represents the fifth leg of seven in the popular Sport Northland Run/ Walk Series.

The extent to which Peria School is interwoven with its community was well demonstrated at the end of last term when Jan Harwood was farewelled into retirement.

MANY years ago a man died at a party at Awanui.

Before I begin my tirade, I wish to say that I am not speaking in any way for the SPCA. I am just an individual member of this community of Northland.

When 17-year-old Kaitaia College student Nina Griffiths lost two friends to suspected suicide, she felt she had to do something.

More than 400 local people signed a petition opposing a safety barrier on Mangonui's Neva Clarke McKenna Boardwalk, but one of their elected representatives says no one is taking any notice.

Police have hailed a woman who went shopping dressed as a superhero as a real-life hero.

A person has died in a crash in the Far North last night.

A small group of Portia Woodman's whanau will travel to Rio next week to cheer on the Kaikohe-born girl as she strives to help the New Zealand Women's sevens team produce a gold medal-winning performance at the Olympics.

Three Far North residents are believed to be the driving force behind a hikoi planned for next year to protest against the continued use of 1080 poison in our forests.

Dogs are man's best friend and Takahue farm worker Pete Roy will swear by the saying after his life-saving experience.

Top Energy has turned down what chief executive Russell Shaw described as "big sums" offered by Chinese interests to extract swamp kauri in the geothermal fields around Ngawha.

Twenty one players represented the Taitokerau rohe at the 54th Sunshine Coast District Winter Bowls Carnival held in Queensland earlier in the month.

Driving around the Mid North I see the price of fuel on most of the service stations. Fuel prices are on my mind as I owned the Rawene Service Station for around 30 years.

Public toilets on Kaitaia's Melba Street have been reopened after a $207,000 revamp which included fitting them with coin-operated hot showers and a unisex lavatory open around the clock.

Kii Small, from Kaitaia, got a standing ovation from other young MPs at the Youth Parliament in Wellington last week.

A man has been arrested and charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Kaitaia - the third knife attack in the town in a week.

Three people have been injured - one seriously - in a car crash in Northland this afternoon.

Kalani Hansen delivered a textbook display of local knowledge when he took out the Remember the Days surfing contest at Ahipara on Saturday.

I see in Tuesday's Age, July 19, that your cartoonist, Malcolm Evans, is once again on his anti-semitic bike.

The Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY) has been a big part of early childhood education in the Far North