Northland AgeHonours for outstanding studentsTwenty-five students were recognised for academic and sporting excellence at Okaihau College's first Celebration of Excellence assembly for the year last week.07 Apr 04:19 AM
Northland AgeNga Papahu goes the distanceThe Kaitaia-based Nga Papahu Swim Club gave the major plaudits for having four of its swimmers qualify for a major swimming meet to inspirational coach Jim Larkin.06 Apr 09:07 PM
Northland AgeGraham Lowe keeps his promiseThirty years ago rugby league coaching legend Graham Lowe vowed to come back to Northland one day to help a region where he saw so much talent yet so much disadvantage and despair.06 Apr 08:48 PM
Northland AgeGreen light for Ngawha geothermal extensionThe expansion of Top Energy's geothermal power generation at Ngawha has been given the go-ahead following the withdrawal of challenges to the Environment Court.06 Apr 08:43 PM
Northland Age'If they'd donged me I'd be dead'A 68-year-old woman whose tiny one-bedroom unit was burgled on Monday night, while she slept, was imagining what might have happened while she waited for the police to arrive on Tuesday afternoon.06 Apr 08:39 PM
Northland AgeWindy bowls at Far North triples contestFine but windy conditions dominated when the Far North RSA Bowling Club completed an open mixed triples event at the end of March.04 Apr 09:09 PM
Northland AgeA special day just like any otherBill Tuckey reckoned he'd probably spend yesterday pottering around his house, perhaps tending to his dahlias or picking the last of his tomatoes and taking a walk to the top of the hill...04 Apr 08:56 PM
Northland AgeNew beach board sets the rulesTe Runanga o Te Rarawa chairman Haami Piripi and Northland regional councillor Dover Samuels were elected chairman and deputy chairman of the newly-formed Te Oneroa-a-Tohe Board...04 Apr 08:53 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday April 5, 2016We had hoped to have the opportunity to pay tribute to Tom (Young) at the time of his funeral service - this letter is offered in lieu of that eulogy.04 Apr 08:48 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday April 5, 2016SOME judges seem to have lost sight of the fact that it is their job to determine guilt or innocence, and then to apply the relevant law.04 Apr 08:42 PM
Northland AgeHeat goes on marae cooksCooks from five Far North marae have their sights set on winning the title Marae Kai Masters 2016, but they have seven others to get past in the Maori Television series that began screening on March 16.04 Apr 08:37 PM
Northland AgeSwitzer always ready to helpSwitzer Residential Care general manager Jackie Simkins has made it very clear that an 'unsuccessful' appeal to the home for help when a tetraplegic found himself marooned in the Mangamuka Gorge on March 24 was a problem not of the home's making.04 Apr 08:28 PM
Northland AgeLive camera sparks surf warsA turf war has broken out at a much-loved Kiwi surf break over a camera broadcasting surf conditions.02 Apr 05:00 PM
Northland AgeShock number of pregnant Kiwis smokingWorrying surge in number of young people ignoring tobacco health warnings.31 Mar 10:45 PM
Northland AgeFree riding clinic for showjumping buffsAlycia Burton and the remarkable rapport she can achieve with her horse were on display at a free, informal clinic at the Kaitaia A&P Showgrounds earlier this month.30 Mar 08:07 PM
Northland AgeStudents raise glasses to water-only messageThe Far North is welcoming the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education's nationwide push to ban sugary drinks.30 Mar 08:04 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday March 31, 2016"Look out hoons," said the message in the 'In Brief' column on the front page of last Thursday's Age, so they did.30 Mar 07:59 PM
Northland AgeFirefighters nip blaze in the budIt had the potential to cause catastrophic damage, but the fire that broke out in a store room at Town and Country Food in Kaitaia's main street on Monday afternoon was quickly brought under control by two Kaitaia Fire Brigade crews.30 Mar 07:55 PM
Northland AgeFamily fear for missing manThe family of a patched member of the tribesmen gang who was last seen with a fellow gang member, who is wanted by police for kidnapping and aggravated robbery, have concerns for his welfare.30 Mar 07:43 PM
Northland AgeCash, chips, boat seized in police bustNearly 20 people have been detained after a meth-ring was allegedly busted in a large scale police operation launched across New Zealand today.30 Mar 07:41 PM
Northland AgeTributes to 'the best doctor ever'More than two generations of babies born at Kaitaia Hospital were delivered by GP and obstetrician Tom Young, and many of them are amongst the hundreds who have paid tribute to the man described by one as the best doctor ever.30 Mar 07:38 PM
Northland AgeGoverment 'ignored' iwi fishing rightsThe Maori fisheries trust says the government has ignored hard-win iwi fishing rights in the Kermadec marine sanctuary.29 Mar 07:33 PM
Northland AgeOld record gone in 17 secondsTwo new hot lap records were burnt into the clay at Taipa Speedway on Sunday.23 Mar 08:16 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday March 24, 2016My apologies for the weather yesterday, something beyond my control. I have organised the zone swimming event for the past 18 years, without the weather being too unkind.23 Mar 08:12 PM
Northland AgeTop problem solvers off to USThe Oturu School community problem-solving team's runner-up success in the national finals of Future Problem Solving New Zealand in Auckland at the end of last year has earned them an invitation to the United States.23 Mar 08:04 PM
Northland AgeHunt for donation thiefA box brimming with donations for Opua School has been stolen from the counter of the town's general store.23 Mar 08:00 PM
Northland AgeHistoric discovery in Far North shedTwo historic pou discovered in a Far North shed have been saved from destruction and have excited local iwi, who believe the items are pre-missionary carvings.23 Mar 07:45 PM
Northland AgeSevere weather causes chaos across NZStorm that battered New Zealand has caused widespread flooding, resulting in hundreds of evacuations, thousands left without power, and chaos on the roads.23 Mar 07:45 PM
Northland AgeSevere weather batters the countryFlooding has led to evacuations in Westland in the south while winds battering the upper North Island have left scores of households without power.23 Mar 04:33 PM
Northland AgeFighter commands respect in Far NorthOne of the best female kickboxers in the world ran a clinic for students of the Kiaido Ryu Martial Arts organisation at Kaitaia College earlier this month.21 Mar 08:14 PM
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
