Northland AgeBattle of the North in the ChampionshipThere is still a strong representation from the Far North on grand finals day this coming Sunday with the Pawarenga Broncos and Otaua Valleys facing off for the third time this season in the 2015 RLN Championship (lower-tier) grand final.12 Aug 08:56 PM
Northland AgeRecognition for two Kaitaia nursesAlison Mills and Melissa Peterson were awarded the Strategic Leadership and the Leading Innovations in Population Health awards respectively at the NZ College of Primary Health Care Nurses' conference in Wellington.12 Aug 08:49 PM
Northland AgeIncreasing calls to free Kelly van GaalenThe jailing of a 38-year-old Kaikohe community leader on a conviction of possessing cannabis for supply has sparked a petition calling for her release, a Givealittle page raising money for her legal expenses, and even a song.12 Aug 08:46 PM
Northland AgeMarina extension project ready to rollThe contract to build the second stage of the Bay of Islands marina has been awarded to Total Marine Services, a New Zealand company with a branch in Opua. The $10 million project includes land-based civil works, is scheduled to begin early next month.12 Aug 08:39 PM
Northland AgePride of NZ award for DudleyDudley Andrews, who all agree saved the lives of two small boys at Waipapakauri Ramp on March 1, has won the Upper North Island Pride of New Zealand award in the bravery and heroism category.12 Aug 08:36 PM
Northland AgeAs close as it gets to the real thingA number of Kerikeri sailors as well as a couple of former Kerikeri High School students are in Brazil with the NZL Sailing Team campaign preparing to sail in the 2015 Rio Test Event which gets under way this week.10 Aug 10:55 PM
Northland AgeLocal whipper-snapper making wavesTaj Broughton will certainly be chalking the 2015 winter up as a particularly memorable one.10 Aug 10:41 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday August 11, 2015IT'S POSSIBLE to feel a smidgen of sympathy for the Far North District Council as it continues to take flak for ending its northern rubbish contract with Clean Stream Northland.10 Aug 10:27 PM
Northland AgeCollege rebuild a boon for KaikoheA $14 million rebuild of Northland College will lift the entire Kaikohe community according to principal Jim Luders.10 Aug 10:20 PM
Northland AgeLGC - change is still on agendaThe Local Government Commission's proposal for one unitary authority in Northland is no longer "on the table" but the Commission wants to have new proposals for change in the region ready within 12 months, sooner if possible.10 Aug 10:16 PM
Northland AgeWinston Peters' dairy fixNorthland MP Winston Peters has responded to the "crashing" of the benchmark price for whole milk powder by calling on Fonterra to temporarily suspend its participation in the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) process.10 Aug 10:14 PM
Northland AgeThief nobbled with a trolleyTwo men have been arrested after an incident at Mangonui on Wednesday afternoon, which a woman did her best to foil by pushing a shopping trolley into the path of the suspect as he sprinted out of the Four Square.10 Aug 09:57 PM
Northland AgeUniforms raise game at TaipaTaipa Area School will have three netball teams taking the court next season thanks to an ANZ Netball Grant worth more than $3000.05 Aug 09:57 PM
Northland AgeEastern's Emery outflanks 'em allLast Saturday, following the conclusion of the Mangonui senior club rugby finals, Eastern flanker Leon Emery was bestowed with the EJ Thompson Taiaha as the best player over the 2015 domestic season.05 Aug 09:53 PM
Northland AgeAwards for seven outstanding youngstersSeven Far North primary school students have received Sir Peter Blake Young Leader Awards, in recognition of their outstanding leadership qualities.05 Aug 09:07 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday August 6, 2015I had to write a response to Hone Harawira's letter to Obama (Northland Age, August 4.) I am Native American, from the Rosebud Sioux tribe in South Dakota, Sicangu Lakota Oyate (the Burnt Thigh Nation).05 Aug 09:02 PM
Northland AgeKerikeri trio clean up in the kitchenA trio of trainee chefs from Kerikeri took the top prize in one of the country's most prestigious hospitality contests on Sunday.05 Aug 08:57 PM
Northland AgeMore questions over Kohukohu police coverNorthland MP Winston Peters continues to ask why the police did not appoint a temporary replacement at Kohukohu following the transfer of Constable Jonathan Maoate.05 Aug 08:54 PM
Northland AgeAward for Project HaereProject Haere, a joint initiative between Te Aupouri Maori Trust Board and the Ministry of Social Development, has won the 2015 Institute of Public Administration NZ (IPANZ) award for excellence in Crown-Maori relationships.05 Aug 08:50 PM
Northland AgeKyle Chen rocketing to RussiaThe dream of a talented teenage athlete born in Taiwan to represent his adopted country of New Zealand at an elite international boxing championship in Russia in September will now be realised thanks to the kindness of family, friends and strangers.03 Aug 09:15 PM
Northland AgeMemories of a Ngapuhi legendThe 100th anniversary of the battle of Chunuk Bair will be marked on Saturday, with particular relevance for the Far North. One of the most famous battles of the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, it saw modern-day Ngapuhi warrior Harding Leaf emerge from obsc03 Aug 09:01 PM
Northland AgeAn unnecessary 'kick in the guts'The Far North District Council's decision to "dump" Clean Stream Northland (CSN) and give the northern rubbish and recycling contract to Whangarei's Northland Waste was a real "kick in the guts."03 Aug 08:57 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday August 4, 2015IT MIGHT be too late to save some endangered species, but the uproar that has followed the shooting of a reportedly iconic lion in Zimbabwe could well make a major contribution to putting an end to trophy hunting.03 Aug 08:55 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday August 4, 2015Hey hey, mah bruddah!! Heard you were able to get back to your dad's turangawaewae last week. Mean ... hope you had a good catch-up with the whanau.03 Aug 08:53 PM
Northland AgeDOC on the trail of a kiwi killerDepartment of Conservation rangers are hoping DNA testing will lead them to a kiwi killer on the loose near Kerikeri.03 Aug 08:47 PM
Northland AgeRest home's prayer is finally answeredKaitaia rest home Switzer Residential care celebrated another milestone yesterday, one that trustee Eric Shackleton said had once been regarded as out of reach.03 Aug 08:38 PM
Northland AgeLeaf makes a believer out of GPAn initially sceptical GP has been won over to fossil-fuel-free transport after borrowing an electric car for a three-day trial.29 Jul 08:59 PM
Northland AgeFormer Kaitaia nurse plans reunion with traineesMarion Palmer wants to catch up with women with whom she went through nursing training at Kaitaia Hospital in the 1960s.29 Jul 08:49 PM
Northland AgeEnergy self-reliance is in sightTripling of Ngawha power station's output could make the Far North self-sufficient in electricity and create up to 200 new jobs, a Top Energy boss says.29 Jul 08:44 PM
Northland AgeRededication for old angelPrime Minister John Key will be invited to attend when a unique war memorial in Kaitaia is rededicated for its centennial on March 24 next year.29 Jul 08:36 PM
