Five of the six people charged with wilful trespass after the occupation of Kaitaia airport on September 9 formally entered not guilty pleas when they appeared before Judge Greg Davis in the Kaitaia District Court last week.

Having flown home from Sydney to attend the Hokianga Pioneers' end-of-season prizegiving, Louis Katene ended up pleasantly surprised on being presented with the Rookie of the Year title.

Paparore School principal John Windleborn and former pupil Kendall Stevenson were at the National Digital Forum in Wellington last week to accept a UNESCO Living Heritage award, won by the pupils with their Living Heritage website 'Nga Poupou,' recognised

For Top Energy it's not so much a case of Woodman spare that tree, as Planter, take care where you put it.

Fears that Okaihau's St Catherine's Church might be sold were eased last month when a Bishop-appointed management group told a public meeting that a bequest was expected to solve a major financial problem, and now the community has taken another step towa

The residents at two addresses in Grigg Street, Kaitaia might not have expected lights and sirens but they did expect to see at least one police officer in the early hours of Tuesday morning. They had a long wait - the first one turned up more than 12 hou

Anyone who has ever contested the 90 Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza, or even witnessed a weigh-in, can hardly avoid being struck by the breadth of its appeal.

ONCE again a child has committed a very adult crime - the aggravated robbery of a Kaitaia dairy, armed with a thankfully unloaded rifle - and once again we hear the excuses.

There's nothing like a birthday party to bring a family together, and when it's a 100th birthday family can be expected to come from near and far.

"It's going to be tight," Pare Nathan said on Saturday as final preparations were made for Te Whare Whiri Toi's hosting of the 2015 national weavers' hui at Ahipara.

Barrier Air has told Far North Holdings and the Far North District Council that it intends to withdraw its daily service between Kaitaia and Auckland at the end of January, unless it can boost passenger numbers.

Saturday's inaugural Mardi Bra best decorated bra competition in Kaitaia went off without a hitch according to the organisers.

Forty-two descendants of Joseph and Margaret Neill, who left their home just out of Belfast, in County Down, Ireland, gathered in Kawakawa recently to celebrate 150 years since their arrival.

Iwi leader hits out at lack of opportunities in Far North after boy, 12, tried to rob dairy with gun.

Former Black Fern Cheryl Smith - "a woman in a man's world" - is the toast of the Kaikohe Rugby Club after receiving $2000 in sports merchandising vouchers through the "Thank a Sport Maker" programme.

In similar fashion to their rugby cousins in the Taniwha, the Northern Swords concluded their NZRL National Premier Competition campaign without a win or a draw to their name after going down to the Bulls at Toll Stadium in the final round in Whangarei on

Far North Area Commander Inspector Wendy Robilliard is reminding residents to make every effort to keep their property safe as the light-fingered brigade prepares for its busy season.

THERE is no doubting the sincerity of the people who marched in Kaikohe last week, in response to a spate of suicides in the community. The message was that they cared, but the tragedy of suicide, in Kaikohe and throughout this country, needs a much more

A Northland baby has died in Whangarei Hospital of "probable" meningococcal disease, just 48 hours after falling ill.

Top Energy electrical engineers believe they have found the fault that caused Friday's district-wide power outage. The chief suspect is a broken insulator in the Kaikohe sub-station, with repairs scheduled to start yesterday afternoon.

A 12-year-old boy who attempted to rob a Kaitaia dairy at gunpoint on Sunday night was chased off by the dairy owner armed with a broom.

'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.'