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).

Seven remarkable young Far Northerners have been recognised for the highest personal qualities with Children of Courage awards.

Heather Smith is hoping against hope that the truth of the old saying 'Many hands make light work' will be manifested at the SPCA adoption centre at Awanui, sooner rather than later.

Athol Ernest Johnson was an Aucklander - he was born there on October 29, 1925, and died there on January 20, 2015. And he spent his first few years living in Mt Albert. But the Far North was to play a major role in shaping the man he was to become.

Doubtless Bay woman Jackie Connell suffered rather more than the "sore arm" described by police (in that no bones were believed to have been broken) after her left arm was caught under a wheel of her car at Cable Bay earlier this month.

Mark Osborne's first foray into national politics was a memorable one. His campaign to retain the Northland seat for National came up short on Saturday.

Kaitaia Intermediate School has suffered at the hands of vandals and burglars many times, but that did not make another intrusion on Wednesday night any easier to handle.

Richie Harris was appointed as director of rugby and head coach of the Northland ITM Cup side earlier this week.

The inclusion in the SkyCity Mystics line-up of a local girl who cut her chops playing through the grades in Kerikeri has given the Far North sporting community...

Hokianga residents are being urged to make use of a new bus service to Kaikohe, to make sure it survives beyond a 15-week trial.

Two of the Far North's best-known faces were transformed on Tuesday, when Mayor John Carter and Kaitaia pharmacist Eric Shackleton had their heads shaved for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand...

Kaitaia police have launched a new appeal for news of 49-year-old Cable Bay woman Leeann Ailini Scott, who was last seen at Taipa on December 12.

Organisers of the annual Houhora One Base big game fishing tournament could probably feel entitled to give themselves a quiet pat on the back following the success of this year's event.

Rugby league once gain took the initiative in the Cold War against its rugby union counterparts...

Simple reasons why I won't be voting for a JAFA.

WIN OR LOSE, National won't forget the 2015 by-election in Northland in a hurry. And win or lose, hopefully it will have learned not to take the region's support for granted.

Tears were not far away last week when Dudley Andrews met the two small boys whose lives he saved off 90 Mile Beach on March 1. And no one was closer to tears than Mr Andrews himself.

Dunedin woman Stephanie Sommers first saw the picture of the little church, apparently somewhere near Ahipara, more than 20 years ago.

Friends of Kaitaia teenager Te Amo-haere Rudolph's family lost no opportunity to fill their icecream containers and buckets with cash at Kaitaia's market on Saturday...

Far North electors have voted against establishing Maori wards for the 2016 and 2019 Far North District Council elections.

Kerry Hewitt joined a small and prestigious club when he speared an 84kg fish 12 miles off the Hokianga Harbour...