A truck driver is dead after an early morning crash in the Far North, police say.

Kiwi couple Chris Hoffmann and Danielle Mills are getting married 10 years to the day after first meeting on an Air New Zealand flight.

The weather played ball when the Far North RSA Bowling Club hosted the Northland Age Open last Tuesday.

THE sense of entitlement that pervades our society is one of the major hindrances to achieving the prosperity to which we all aspire.

A letter to St Mary's Pukenui steering committee and Pukenui community representatives.

A group of overseas visitors haven't been able to wipe the smiles off their faces after a pod of dolphins frolicked with them for hours in the Bay of Islands last week.

The Far North District Council's Civil Defence and Emergency Management team's tsunami awareness campaign, led by the CDEM gnome, is now in its third week.

Neither the police nor the Far North District Council had progress to report yesterday regarding their investigations of an attack by a dog on another dog and its owner in Kaitaia on January 15.

Another hikoi to Te Tii Marae will leave Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) early on Monday morning, with the focus this time on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is scheduled to be signed in Auckland on Thursday.

Greg Robertson, whose partner Deanna Trevarthan is fighting pleural mesothelioma (asbestos cancer), is pleased that ACC Minister Nikki Kaye plans to review ACC entitlement legislation, but is pleading for a greater sense of urgency.

IT WAS the attire - "the veil, white stockings, red cardigan and white starched uniform" - that captivated the attention of 8-year-old Jenny Nilsson (later Subritzky), and set her on the path to becoming a dental therapist.

Far North District Council animal management officers will begin patrolling a number of popular beaches in the district on Saturday, in response to complaints that some dog owners are flouting the council's dog control bylaw.

Police investigating the murder of 35-year-old Kaitaia man Lee Rata are appealing to the public for sightings of a silver 1994 Nissan Primera car (pictured), registration YD7680.

A keen Kaitaia kayak fisherman, Kerry Flowers, has recently returned victorious from the 2015 New Zealand Kayak Fishing Series, bringing home a new kayak as part of his winnings.

The Open Juniors Fishing Contest hosted by the Whangaroa Sport Fishing Club earlier this month proved a relaxed and successful affair.

The Kaitaia Far North Pharmacy, in Kaitaia's main street, is under new ownership but the faces are very familiar.

At home, on our own property, we have very strict legislation/regulation governing our use with quad bikes. These include:

THE process adopted by the Anglican Church in Kaitaia to sell St Mary's at Pukenui is nothing short of shameful.

More than two hours of sometimes acrimonious discussion over the future of St Mary's Community Church at Pukenui last week was summed up by meeting chairman Russell Wagener in six words.

Kurungaituku Toa came from behind to hold the touring Tongan party to a draw at Ngahue Reserve in Stonefields on Saturday afternoon.

Northland's Tanner Cup hope James Sheldon eventually finished in eighth place overall as the prestigious 2016 Tanner Cup P-Class inter-provincial championship was wrapped up at Waitangi on Monday.

A real family vibe was the essence of the Hoana Hockley Memorial bowls tournament which was contested in scorching summer temperatures at the Houhora Bowling Club last Saturday.

The Far North Vintage Car Club has earned an extraordinary reputation for attracting vintage and classic vehicles of all sorts to its annual Autospectacular at Taipa, and did so once again on Saturday.

The observations made in your editorial in today's Age (Fun and fatalities, January 12) very definitely mirror those of most law-abiding residents of and visitors to Ahipara.

Commemorations marking the 1846 Battle of Ruapekapeka pa, the final clash between Maori and British forces in the Northern War, could become a regular event following a spectacular gathering at the battle site south of Kawakawa on Sunday.

Last year was officially dry, hot and sunny according to NIWA's summary of 2015's highlights, with a number of new records set in the Far North.

A 17-year-old youth who was granted bail on Friday last week, after breaching his existing bail conditions, was arrested on Saturday after allegedly raiding a shop and fleeing police on a stolen motorcycle.

Despite a less-than-promising start to the day, conditions gradually improved, allowing the Far North to turn on her summer finest for the Summer Open in Kaitaia on Saturday.

The Mid North's polocrosse tradition is alive and kicking strongly, judging by the turnout at a longstanding annual event.

I am shocked to read of Dover and his cohorts' eagerness to spend (probably) tens of thousands of our dollars on blowing up the basalt structure below the water at Waipapa Landing (Too many boats on the roads, December 17).