Northland AgeStudents all aboard to Have a Go!Sixty students from Riverview Primary School were recently seen gliding across Lake Manuwai in glorious Indian Summer conditions over a week earlier this month when they took part in the Volvo Sailing Have a Go programme .21 Mar 08:08 PM
Northland AgeTaipa couple supreme in Ballance awardsTaipa sheep and beef farmers Dennis and Rachelle O'Callaghan have been named supreme winners of the 2016 Northland Ballance Farm Environment Awards.21 Mar 08:00 PM
Northland AgeNew structure for Northland policeNorthland Police have a new community constable working in the Moerewa and Kawakawa areas as part of a new staff structure to invest more into preventing crime in the Far North.21 Mar 07:47 PM
Northland AgeParishioners angry about church giftRumour turned into shocking reality when parishioners of a Kaikohe church found an Anglican bishop and officials in Auckland had given it to the church's Maori pastorate without consulting them.21 Mar 07:39 PM
Northland AgeFlag history is misleadingThe public has been misled about the history of the present New Zealand flag, according to NZ Flag Institute executive director John Cox.16 Mar 08:07 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday March 17, 2016I'm an expat Kiwi, now resident in Queensland, who has recently had the pleasure of holidaying with family in Northland.16 Mar 08:00 PM
Northland AgeAngel war memorial restored in time for a centenary eventA ceremony to commemorate the centenary of Kaitaia's World War 1 memorial will be held at Remembrance Park next week.16 Mar 07:54 PM
Northland AgeOpening curtains in KaitaiaPoor Maori people and their children enduring hard lives in Kaitaia will soon be offered help by a new ANT Trust programme called Open the Curtains.16 Mar 07:50 PM
Northland AgeKiwi teams part murky Bay waters for victoryHome advantage paid off for the two New Zealand teams as they enjoyed a clean sweep in taking out both men's and women's titles in the 2016 Inter-Pacific Spearfishing Competition which wound up in the Bay of Islands earlier this month.14 Mar 08:28 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday March 15, 2016I am writing to you because so often in the letters to the editor I read about what is wrong, what could be done better, how difficult young people are and about how much better life could be, if only we made an effort.14 Mar 08:18 PM
Northland AgeMinister goes north for land bill meetingMaori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell will discuss the draft Maori land reform bill, Te Ture Whenua Maori, with Far North Maori land owners and trustees at Te Ahu in Kaitaia from 11am-1pm on Thursday.14 Mar 08:06 PM
Northland AgeHokianga sharemilkers win dairy awardHokianga sharemilkers Glen and Trish Rankin were named 2016 Northland Share Farmers of the Year at the region's dairy industry awards dinner at Forum North in Whangarei on Saturday night.14 Mar 08:03 PM
Northland AgeTreaty wananga for Ngapuhi iwiParties involved in seeking a united approach to Ngapuhi Treaty negotiations and settlement will hold five wananga in the North and a sixth in Auckland to tell whanau and hapu what is going on and seek their input.14 Mar 07:48 PM
Northland AgeLaughter from the lawnsOrganisers turned a negative in to a positive when a smaller than usual field turned up to part in the annual Stonecraft Tournament at the Kaitaia Croquet Club on Matthews Avenue last Friday.09 Mar 08:33 PM
Northland AgeTime for Serenity to come home to KaitaiaSerenity Taniwha had a simple answer for those who asked why she would want to leave her home and career in Hamilton to return to Kaitaia.09 Mar 08:22 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday March 10, 2016Having spent a fairly long time at Ahipara, beside the main road along the foreshore recently, I would like to mention a few observations.09 Mar 08:19 PM
Northland AgeChance to buy Far North woodA Far North group is hoping to piggyback on the success of a crowd-funding campaign that bought an unspoiled South Island beach to buy a block of undeveloped land next to a popular park before it becomes a subdivision.09 Mar 07:55 PM
Northland AgeA dog tale with a happy endingBeryl Andresen has absolutely no doubt that her son Phillip's year-old black Labrador Bella was stolen from Phillip's home in Kaitaia on January 12, but that's irrelevant now.09 Mar 07:52 PM
Northland AgeThieves target One Base boatsEverything was looking good for the 2016 Houhora One Base game fishing tournament that started yesterday - until yesterday morning.09 Mar 07:47 PM
Northland AgeYoungsters get crash courseStudents from Taipa Area School and Oruaiti Primary School took full advantage of being given the opportunity to learn the game of golf croquet at Cable Bay recently.07 Mar 08:15 PM
Northland AgeGame fish season now in full swingOrganisers of the annual Houhora One Base big game fishing tournament said the weather forecast was looking good for this year's event, which starts tomorrow and runs until Saturday.07 Mar 08:12 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday March 8, 2016The letter signed by someone calling themselves Harry Stottle (March 3) alleges that "a van-load of inebriated 'voters'" was brought to the WHST Kaeo election to swell the votes placed for Maggie Rudolph, standing against Brendan Tuohy last May.07 Mar 08:07 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday March 8, 2016IT'S NOT TRUE that only the good die young, but it is true that Martin Crowe had so much more to give his country when he lost his battle with cancer last week at the age of 53.07 Mar 08:02 PM
Northland AgeDialysis need not slow you downColleen and Graeme Dunn were hardly alone in experiencing a deep sense of loss, even grief, when they thought they could no longer go on the campervan tours they loved so much.07 Mar 07:56 PM
Northland AgeMuch to be learned in the USAKaitaia GP Dr Lance O'Sullivan said before he left that he was going to the United States to see what he could learn that would benefit his own community (The doctor is out, February 23), and is doing just that.07 Mar 07:49 PM
Northland AgeNorthland's rail line getting shorterNorthland's sole surviving railway line is to be mothballed north of Kauri, because KiwiRail says it is no longer viable.07 Mar 07:44 PM
Northland AgeWoman badly injuredDetails were sketchy at edition time yesterday, but a female passenger in a four-wheel-drive vehicle that collided with a large tractor towards the southern end of the Awanui Straight was believed to be seriously injured.07 Mar 07:42 PM
Northland AgeKaeo lads show no mercyThe Kaeo under-13s got their pre-season winter campaign off to a great start by winning the Hora Hora Junior Rugby Sevens championship on Sunday.02 Mar 08:29 PM
Northland AgeNight market is still growingWhat started as a plan to make Kaikohe more self-reliant has morphed into a market providing townsfolk with fresh produce and a weekly evening out for local families.02 Mar 08:20 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday March 3, 2016In reference to the article 'New era for Ahipara Health' (February 18), there are several points that require clarification, and may be of interest to the wider community.02 Mar 08:15 PM
Northland AgeMaori trustees left in the darkA report into a Maori trust that lost up to $3 million reveals how it expanded rapidly just as it was expected to be winding down, and that its trustees had no idea of its dire financial position until it was too late.02 Mar 08:03 PM
Northland AgeMore lines on a Far North beachMaitai Bay was all but deserted on Monday evening, which perhaps was just what American earthscape artist Andres Amador and his collaborator, film-maker Jonathan Clark, were hoping for.02 Mar 07:56 PM
