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Zero tolerance for warring gangs
A total of 13 people have been arrested in a major police operation sparked by a confrontation between rival gangs at a Kaikohe service station.
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Impressive fishing despite sweep
The fish weighed-in in the last 90 Mile Beach Surfcasting Club contest at the end of April showed the Far North's west coast was still providing good fishing before winter's onset.
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Letter to the Editor, Thursday May 14, 2015
There are so many negatives portrayed in our communities, I thought I would highlight a recent positive event for Ngapuhi.
![Special place for a loved companion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Special place for a loved companion
Far North Mayoress Leoni Carter doesn't have much trouble filling in her day, but she will squeeze one more role into a hectic schedule next week - hosting Pink Ribbon breakfasts in Kaitaia
![Fire inquest hears concerns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fire inquest hears concerns
Kerikeri pilot John (Prickles) de Ridder (69) and 54-year-old Department of Conservation ranger William Macrae, from Awanui, were on a fire reconnaissance flight on the evening of November 30, 2011 when their helicopter crashed into the sea off the Karika
![A 'huge hole' for Ngati Hine to fill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
A 'huge hole' for Ngati Hine to fill
The death of the highly regarded leader, academic and champion of the Maori language, Erima Henare, had left a "huge hole" among his people, a Ngati Hine spokesman said last week.
![Where is the demand for a new flag?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Where is the demand for a new flag?
The party's submission to the select committee quoted a string of polls dating back more than a decade that revealed a lack of public demand for a new flag, and growing support for he existing one.
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Gold for a reluctant fireman
Ross Beddows was "coerced" into joining the Hikurangi Volunteer Fire Brigade on March 3, 1990. They were a bit short on numbers, he said. Twenty-five years later Mr Beddows was the guest of honour at a function at Te Ahu on Saturday night.
![Robbie Ball, November 11, 1953 to April 16, 2015](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robbie Ball, November 11, 1953 to April 16, 2015
The Far North grassroots rugby community was shaken to hear that long standing Kaeo RFC stalwart Robbie Ball had passed away Thursday April 16, 2015.
![Why stop at one cycle trail?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why stop at one cycle trail?
It goes without saying that Terry Jones is a fan of the Far North's Twin Coast Cycle Trail, but he sees much greater potential than that, for Kaitaia at least, in the renaissance of the bicycle.
![Letter to the Editor, May 7, 2015](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Letter to the Editor, May 7, 2015
It was interesting to hear today on National Radio of the solution by the FNDC to the problem of collecting rates on land with multiple owners, such as Maori land.
![It all began with Big Norm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
It all began with Big Norm
Hekenukumai (Hec) Busby's extraordinary contribution to the revival of the art of building waka and traditional navigation, now told in his biography (Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby: Not Here by Chance), can be traced back to Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Wa
![Kelvin Davis walking the talk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kelvin Davis walking the talk
Mr Davis, who devoted much of his campaign to talk of eliminating sexual violence, will lead a 440km cross-party hkoi from one end of his electorate to the other to raise awareness of the scourge of sexual violence.
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High praise for detective duo
Two Kaitaia detectives have been recognised for their part in major child abuse investigations, work described as maintaining the highest traditions of the New Zealand police
![Sandblasting sou'wester for Wednesday women](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sandblasting sou'wester for Wednesday women
The overall winning pair for the Kaitaia ladies contesting the Nancy MacCormick 36-hole Foursomes championship emerged as Fay Patterson and Lynn McCarthny with a combined nett of 148.
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River rescue project begins
Far North Holdings Ltd and Bay of Islands hapu Ngati Manu signed a memorandum of understanding at Karetu Marae on February 27, and last week the two parties met formally for the first time, at Opua, with the focus on improving the water quality of the Tau
![Who knew Kaitaia had a lake?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Who knew Kaitaia had a lake?
Lake Tangonge, which once covered much of the flat land between Kaitaia's western edge (Pukepoto Road) and the dunes of 90 Mile Beach, is almost beyond living memory.
![Facebook page for parking cheats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Facebook page for parking cheats
A Facebook page has been launched to shame able-bodied Northland drivers who use parking spaces reserved for the disabled.
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Rescuer prepared to lose his life
Dudley Andrews knew that 17 years in the Army had given him the skills and discipline he needed to rescue two small boys from the Tasman Sea at Waipapakauri Ramp on March 1, but even before he entered the water he accepted that he might not survive.