Rueben Porter (good Maori name that!) can march wherever he likes. There is no law against it, and the exercise may do him good.

Child poverty has become a new frontier for socialist activism, transformed from a social cause into a political agenda...

Several Far North land owners can expect hefty bills in the mail after a spate of fires around the district, one of which threatened a major Mid North forestry block on Tuesday evening.

The death of a 67-year-old man Englishman, who was believed to have suffered no more than moderate injuries when the car driven by his wife crashed off State Highway 1 at Ohaeawai on Monday.

A Northland teacher who allegedly locked an unruly student in a room, only letting him out when his bus arrived, has been charged with kidnapping, along with five charges of assaulting a child.

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.

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.

Kaitaia teenager TJ Beatson is leaving New Zealand on Saturday to take up a scholarship playing college rugby in the United States.

NEVA Yvonne Morrison was born in Gisborne on April 20, 1920. She had a happy, confident childhood, and was a bright girl and keen to do well, but times were tough.

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.

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.

Fire investigator Craig Bain was still working yesterday to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a small house at Takahue on Wednesday night.

The rahui that has been placed over Doubtless Bay following the disappearance of a diver at Cable Bay will not significantly affect this weekend's two-day ITM Doubtless Bay fishing comp...

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.