The big game fishing season is starting to show some reel action off the west coast of Ahipara...

About 335 anglers tried to hook some of the $35,000 worth of prizes up for grabs during the two-day Doubtless Bay Fishing Contest and Auction at the weekend.

There was a time when Kaikohe mother of five Juanita Tau lived in constant fear that her 3-year-old son Lincoln would wander out the driveway of her Housing New Zealand property...

Travelling on a recent QantasLink Australian domestic flight, I browsed through the excellent QantasLink in-flight magazine Spirit.

WE'VE long been told that we take sport too seriously in this country...

Kaikohe's senior police officer wasn't surprised to hear last week that some vehicles in the town are sporting alternative registration plates, registration documents and warrant of fitness stickers...

Top Energy is urging Far North residents to prepare themselves for the large-scale power outage scheduled to take place from the North Hokianga north on Sunday.

The Northern Rural Fire Authority warned last week that as of Saturday it would be dispatching a helicopter at the first sign of smoke anywhere in the Far North.

The 30 senior members of the 90 Mile Beach Surfcasting Club participating in the Riders Sports Store/Rogers Motors-sponsored field day were happy to see 13 junior club members alongside them.

A short while ago both the Northland Age and the Northern Advocate printed a short and uninspired item on the legal speed when passing a school bus which had stopped to discharge cargo.....

Fire authorities are warning that as of Saturday they will dispatch a helicopter at the first sign of smoke anywhere in the Far North - and they'll be sending the bill...

The Far North District Council yesterday imposed its first water restrictions of the year. The ban on using irrigation systems, sprinklers and hoses (unless hand-held) took effect immediately.

Coastguard's 'Old4New' life jacket campaign did a roaring trade at Pukenui on Saturday, close to 150 jackets that had had their day, some by a considerable margin.

Kerikeri ran down Kaikohe with ease in the seventh round of the senior district cricket played in dauntingly hot summer conditions at Northland College on Sunday.

Two of the Far North's most successful powerlifters trained together in Kaitaia last week, sharing techniques and tips, and discussing strategies for their campaigns.

At the public meeting on the draft regional land transport plan held in Te Ahu last week, there was discussion on big-picture issues of relevance to the Far North.

NEVA Clarke-McKenna, who passed away peacefully in Hamilton last week aged 94, was a remarkable woman.

Kaitaia solicitor Clive Patterson's family and staff treated him to a surprise morning tea on Thursday, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his arrival in the town.

Rachael Tau and Paul Marsh saw a very different side to their midwife, Naomi Waldron, yesterday morning.

The Kaikohe Car Club reported good car numbers for the first race meet of 2015 on Sunday with good fields in most grades and a couple of visiting drivers from Auckland which all provided an....

The girls have taken out the first gamefish pins of the season for Houhora Big Game and Sportsfishing Club.

What started with one man's desire to reconnect with his Maori heritage has turned into a beautifully photographed and produced book taking readers on a journey around the marae of New Zealand.

Years ago our family and neighbours would go to the beach or around the rocks etc on horseback or Model A truck and trailer, adults on the outside, kids in amongst the food boxes....

Ahipara's resident dotterels are having another good summer, so far, but are still battling long odds according to local woman Jackie Klever.

A multi-board and a dehumidifier are the major suspects as the cause of the fire that destroyed a large quantity of honey at Awanui's Mana Kai Honey Whare last week.

A small group of women from Pawarenga's Te Uri o Tai hapu protested outside the Kaitaia District Court yesterday, demanding an end to domestic violence.

With the countdown for the ODI world cup next month now under way and the dulcet sounds of test cricket commentary once again providing the soundtrack to summer across the nation...

A Houhora boat came to the aid of two Muriwai anglers who were fishing for kingfish near the Shadow Patch last week but instead latched on to a huge black marlin.

Mijo (Mick, Mickey) Petricevich had a lot to look back on when he celebrated his 90th birthday last month.

2015 stands before us. This provides a real opportunity to see things afresh. To take a deep breath and look out over the horizon and to be encouraged.