The December 2014 rescue of three fishermen from rocks off the Karikari Peninsula has earned official recognition for Coastguard Houhora and the Northland Coastguard Air Patrol.

Fifty seniors and 52 juniors enjoyed perfect conditions on both land and sea during the Houhora Big Game & Sports Fishing Club's annual Easter Sports Fishing Contest.

It's been a long and not always enjoyable haul, but the secure unit at Kaitaia rest home Switzer Residential Care is nearing completion.

Some years ago children at Ahipara School shamed their elders into desisting from dumping rubbish in a dip in the dunes, known as The Bowl, east of Kaka Street. Better than that, they sparked an effort by some in the community to remove the rubbish and re

Kai is one of those dogs that didn't enjoy an especially auspicious start to life, but he's well and truly come up smelling of roses, thanks to a kind-hearted Kaikohe family.

Two more Gold Stars were added to the Mangonui Volunteer Fire Brigade's history on Saturday night.

The skinny, flea-ridden, worm-infested puppy that found a loving home with seven-year-old Devon Robinson and his family last year (Important new career for Kai, April 2) has done more than simply show promise as a drug dog.

Kaitaia Justa Plumber 2 Kamo 1 (ht 0-0): Kaitaia's first foray into Northland Men's Premier Division (NMP) began in promising fashion with a victory at home over the formidable Kamo in warm, breezy conditions at Taipa on Saturday afternoon.

Family travelled from far and wide to celebrate a very special birthday at Totara North last month.

The Northland Regional Council's decision to review funding for the region's dedicated air ambulance may put at risk the service provided by Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST), according to trust chairman Paul Ahlers.

A 50-year-old man accused of murder is expected to plead not guilty, on the basis that he acted in self-defence.

Thirty of Northland's best young athletes gathered in Kerikeri last month to take part in the the Kerikeri Striders Junior Athletics Club ribbon day.

In completing their first season as swimming coaches for the Kaitaia Amateur Swimming Club, two local teenagers have been cited as a shining example of youth leadership in Te Hiku.

It is almost 20 years since Kaitaia's penultimate mayor, a man regarded by many as a colossus in the community where he was born and lived much of his life but whose contribution has never been officially marked by the local authority, was laid to rest.

Kaitaia's historic World War I memorial angel once again has two arms, more than 20 years after it was damaged, thanks to a group of local Vietnam veterans and internationally recognised local sculptor and carver Paul Marshall.

It will be some time before they make their way through the court process, but assets including land, houses and cars, together worth millions of dollars, have already been seized by police from some of the more than 100 people arrested in the course of t

The Houhora Bowling Club wrapped up its 2014/15 season recently and provided a round-up of results from the last few events of the summer calendar which had been completed in the final months.

Two crews from Kerikeri's DDF (Demonstrat8 Da Flow) Dance Studioz contested the Street Dance NZ (SDNZ) regional competition on Saturday, and are now bound for the national finals in Auckland (starting April 14).