A mobile x-ray machine for scanning hand-baggage from cruise ship passengers was unveiled as the latest biosecurity tool of the Ministry for Primary Industries.

The Rugby League Northland Board has fired a broadside at Far North clubs planning to break away and form their own competition [League faultline splits wide open, November 12].

The conditions may have been gloomy in Okaihau on Saturday morning but the overcast sky and firm but cool tailwind made for perfect conditions for the 26th running of the ASB Kerikeri Half Marathon.

A group of mostly Northland women have strong-armed their way into the 2015 Maori Sports Awards after winning the tug-o-war at the World Indigenous Games in Brazil.

A Tokerau Beach man who believes bike riders and four-wheel drivers need somewhere they can go on the Karikari Peninsula without doing environmental damage or upsetting people says the situation is getting out of hand.

A Far North charity has smashed the world record for the most heads shaved in an hour in a fundraiser for disadvantaged Northland kids.

A Kaitaia man's mates have helped him fulfil his goal of completing the Kerikeri Half Marathon, eight months after his death at the age of 30.

The 2015 Christmas Pairs tournament held at Takahue Hall last Sunday proved as popular as ever in attracting 36 teams representing Whangarei, Bay of Islands, Northern Wairoa and Far North indoor bowling clubs.

In his letter to this paper (November 17) Geoff Parker points out some very scary facts of goings-on behind closed doors about New Zealand's future.

Lake Ngatu, inland from Waipapakauri Ramp, is widely regarded as one of the Far North's environmental jewels, but two local conservationists have warned that it is in big trouble.

Northland regional councillor Dover Samuels has warned that Northland is facing "crunch time" with the threatened demise of Kaitaia's daily commercial air service.

Totalspan Far North (Kaitaia) owner operators Yvonne and Andrew Eason have quite a reputation amongst the 29 franchises around the country.

Who ate all the pies might well become of interest in the fullness of time, but for the moment the police in Kaitaia want to know who stole them. And icecream, cakes, softdrinks and the cash register from The Bakerman in Awanui on Monday night.

Forty athletes between the ages of seven and 21 contested 10 different codes at the inaugural Northland Junior Disability Sports Day in Whangarei last Thursday.

Wild pigs are no more responsible for spreading bovine tuberculosis than possums according to New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser.

Professor Margaret Mutu was finally able to share a secret she had been keeping to herself for weeks when she received the Pou Aronui Award in Auckland on Tuesday night.

A Far North man who fought a high-profile battle to stay in New Zealand has died two years after being granted residency.

Mayor John Carter has called on Kaitaia's business community to get behind what he describes as a ground-breaking crime prevention initiative that could make their property safer (How safe does Kaitaia want to be? Northland Age November 10).

Awanui rugby's talented Fijian winger, Filipo Nakosi, has been picked up by French Top 14 franchise Agen.

It's hard to know where to start when covering an event of the nature of Warriors in Paradise 2, the one-day fight fest in Waitangi on Saturday which featured martial artists from all over the show.

International bird scientist Dr Luis Ortiz-Catedral, an expert in parakeets and island restoration, has blamed a lack of pest control across Northland as playing a key role in the disappearance of the kakariki, the native red-crowned parakeet, which is no

There we were. My daughter and I en route to Melbourne for the Derby and Melbourne Cup races. Ticking off our bucket list. Friday morning, Auckland airport, checking in at 4.45am.

Twelve months ago printing.com. Kaitaia was named Franchise of the Year. And on Saturday night they did it again, at the national conference in Wellington, against competition from more than 35 other contenders around the country.

The thin blue line has been bolstered in the Far and Mid North with the arrival, from New Plymouth, of Sergeant Bruce McLeod and his dog Daz.

Kawana Marsden has secured a spot in the Vodafone Warriors Under-20 squad pre-season train-on squad.

Organisers of the Carter's Tournament were rewarded with a huge turnout and perfect conditions for the annual event at the Doubtless Bay Croquet Club on Saturday.