Northland AgeNo run of the mill quilt this oneThe Far North Quilters' ladies in Kaitaia are well used to producing quilts for good causes and worthy individuals, but a request from Switzer Residential Care general manager Jackie Simkins some months ago was far from run of the mill.08 Jul 08:41 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday July 7, 2015Christopher Findlay's letter (In good faith, July 2) talks up the Te Hiku claims settlements, but it leaves me wondering if he really knows what good faith is or what on Earth he has done.06 Jul 08:50 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday July 7, 2015REMEMBER the old days, when kids got opportunities based on talent? When those who were handy on the football field made the 1st XV, those who could sing or act starred in the annual school production, and those who could reason were chosen for the debati06 Jul 08:47 PM
Northland AgeA helping hand for three careersThree careers received a helping hand in the form of the 2015 Te Hiku Hauora educational and sports scholarships, presented at Te Kao's Potahi Marae, last month.06 Jul 08:44 PM
Northland AgeJust the job for a farm boy ...Saturday will be the 30th anniversary of the day Greg Berghan, then a brand new 17-year-old, started work at the Kaitaia Dairy Company store in Kaitaia.06 Jul 08:42 PM
Northland AgeNgapuhi elders keep faith with Tau despite pressureClose to 100 Ngapuhi kaumatua and kuia, who met in Kaikohe on Friday, did not accept Raniera (Sonny) Tau's offer to resign as chairman of Te Runanga-a-Iwi o Ngapuhi.06 Jul 08:40 PM
Northland AgeSFO probe 'has left victims'Former Far North Mayor Wayne Brown is calling on his successor, John Carter, to apologise over his calling of a Serious Fraud Office inquiry into Far North District Council activities over the four years to 2013.06 Jul 08:38 PM
Northland AgeHansen duo book nationals spotsThe best secondary school surfers in the province scored pumping surf at Ahipara last Friday for the third and final event of the 2015 Northland Scholastic Surfing Series.01 Jul 09:22 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday July 2, 2015Many people have asked me to speak up on Ngati Hine's position in the wake of recent events regarding Sonny Tau and questions about his conduct and ability to continue to lead Ngpuhi in any capacity...01 Jul 09:06 PM
Northland AgeHighest honour for Kaitaia stalwartVolunteer Awareness Week came to a fitting conclusion in Kaitaia on Saturday when one of the stalwarts of Riding for the Disabled, Gwenyth Cossey, received the Tom Atchison Memorial Trophy as the organisation's Volunteer of the Year.01 Jul 08:58 PM
Northland AgeBeach board a model for the future?The Te Oneroa-a-Tohe Beach Board, which is soon to be enacted in legislation, will be a first for New Zealand, and perhaps a model for the future both here and overseas, according to Te Runanga o Te Rarawa chairman Haami Piripi.01 Jul 08:51 PM
Northland AgeSnapper perished of natural causesLarge number of snapper that washed up on Tokerau Beach late last year died of natural causes according to the Ministry for Primary Industries.01 Jul 08:44 PM
Northland AgeNew stage for young leadersTaipa Area School's head boy, Ezekiel Raui, is one of four young Maori leaders who will fly to Washington DC on Monday to take part in the first White House United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) conference.01 Jul 08:38 PM
Northland AgeKura students make the grade for NZ tourneyA number of Te Kura Kaupapa o Kaikohe students will proudly represent Northland teams competing for various titles at the national area schools tournament next month.29 Jun 08:51 PM
Northland AgeOld rivals relive golden daysAncient rivalries between Kaitaia and Eastern in both netball and rugby were rekindled during a day of Golden Oldies sporting action at Taipa earlier this month.29 Jun 08:47 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday June 30, 2015The continued hunting of wood pigeons makes me feel nothing but despair. All over Northland there are many people like myself giving up their days, weeks and years...29 Jun 08:43 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday June 30, 2015THE protection that was afforded the kukupa the best part of a century ago is unequivocal.29 Jun 08:41 PM
Northland AgeCouncil: We got it wrongFar North District Council compliance manager Darren Edwards has admitted that it should have done better after it removed the body of a dog from a street in Kaitaia.29 Jun 08:36 PM
Northland AgeA poster boy for unwanted dogsKai and another one-time stray, Monty, have shown such talent that NZ Detector Dog Services managing director Janet Wilson reckons they should be the "poster boys" for all unwanted dogs.29 Jun 08:32 PM
Northland AgePaua poachers lose vehicleFour men, three of them local, lost their mate's four-wheel-drive vehicle and were fined a total of $8000 after they admitted possession of more paua than their customary permit allowed.29 Jun 08:30 PM
Northland AgeSponsorship aids teen's US CrossFit campaignBrooke Ah Sam looks petite and unassuming, but those around her know she is a force to be reckoned with.24 Jun 09:03 PM
Northland AgeMeet new AB's keenest fanAmong those celebrating the naming of Waipapakauri-born James Broadhurst in the new All Blacks line-up were grandparents Anne and Graham Broadhurst of Waiharara, affectionately known as "Gran and Grumps" to James and his brother Michael.24 Jun 08:59 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Thursday June 25, 2015Cr Radich's impressive headline (Concern over the future of beach access for all, Northland Age Tuesday June 16) seems to me to replicate Helen Clark's famous whinge of 2004 regarding the foreshore and seabed (F&S).24 Jun 08:54 PM
Northland AgeRAPID by name and by natureImproving public safety is one of the goals of a new Far North District Council policy aimed at ensuring properties have a clear, unique address that emergency services can locate quickly.24 Jun 08:49 PM
Northland AgeWinning band didn't miss a beatKerikeri High School band Back 2 Back was a convincing winner at Sunday night's Far North final of Smokefreerockquest 2015.24 Jun 08:40 PM
Northland AgeHistoric carving heads back to AucklandOne of New Zealand's most significant carvings will return to Auckland tomorrow, more than three years after it arrived at Kaitaia's Far North Heritage Museum and Archives on loan from its permanent home at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.24 Jun 08:36 PM
Northland AgeLetter to the Editor, Tuesday June 23, 2015Sometime late last Thursday night, or early Friday morning, some person illegally dumped two cartons of household trash alongside the receptacle provided for users of Ahipara's Korora Park.22 Jun 08:54 PM
Northland AgeEditorial, Tuesday June 23, 2015SURELY the time has come for Customs and the Ministry for Primary Industries to put an end to the exporting of swamp kauri until allegations that the law is being circumvented, or simply ignored, have been investigated.22 Jun 08:52 PM
