What a load of crap that either the Maori or other indigenous people own the land, water, sun, air, forests, birds, fish or beasts.

What does one do with a jandal that's past its use-by date? It could find a good home with Kaeo artist Brenda, as evidenced by her contribution to the exhibition that opened at the Village Arts gallery in Kohukohu earlier this month.

Centuries from now, when Northlanders look out over a Bay of Islands dotted with thriving native forest and raucous with bird calls, one of the people they'll have to thank is Rod Brown.

Mick Corden was hopeful but not overly optimistic last week that a three-day search for his partner, 49-year-old Leeann Scott, would reveal what had become of her. And he was right not to allow his hopes to get too high.

Golf results from around Northland last week.

A new athletics club for the Bay of Islands will be launched at Bledisloe Domain, Haruru Falls Road, on Saturday (10am-3pm). Everyone will be welcome.

The Mid-North Hospital Group has called for a ministerial assessment and oversight of the Northland DHB's plans to upgrade Kawakawa's Bay of Islands Hospital.

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Mick Corden was allowing himself to hope but wasn't confident that he was about to learn what had become of his partner, 49-year-old Leeann Scott, as police and civilian Search and Rescue team members, along with three police cadaver dogs and their handle

Jamie Porter won a professional boxing bout against Australian Joe Lloyd at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast earlier this month.

An Ayrshire bull bred by Takahue farmer Gavin Travers (Pa Hill Ayrshires) is tipped to become the dairy industry equivalent of the next great All Black.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.