Sticks raised in sport not anger
Eight schools sent 15 teams made of students from year 5- 8 to take part in the FN Primary Schools Mini Hockey field day which was held Taipa in sunny conditions earlier this month.
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Man charged with Morris murder
A 33-year-old Massey, West Auckland man made a brief appearance before two Justices of the Peace in the Kaitaia District Court yesterday charged with the murder of Connor Morris in Auckland on August 3.
Dead whale provides a rich haul for iwi
Three iwi - Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto and Te Rarawa - are keenly interested in the jaw and bones that will be salvaged from a 10-metre sperm whale that came ashore on 90 Mile Beach last week, but getting at that material is a job for the experts.
Breakfast bacon doesn't come easy
Telling the stories he has accumulated may well take 20-year-old Auckland man Brando Yelavich almost as long as it has taken him to trek around New Zealand's coastline.
Kiwi is a mum once again
A bottlenose dolphin thought to have lost her calf after becoming stranded in the Kerikeri Inlet five years ago has adopted a baby of another species.
Local focus turns to rep duties
Northland season starts Northland rugby supporters will once again don their replica jerseys and drag their old Cambridge Blue coloured scarves out of the closet and converge upon Toll Stadium to watch the Taniwha playing their first game of the ITM Cup (
Bay sides battle for remaining final spots
Bay competitionKotuuku Hokianga Kura beat Taheke in Bay of Islands netball in Kaikohe on Saturday to progress to the A grade final on Saturday August 23.
Unimmunised children now at real risk
The Northland DHB has confirmed five further cases of measles in Northland (initially reported earlier this week as six). The victims, all children in the Hokianga and all unimmunised, had been in contact with the first case reported on July 29.
Finally the bridge has gone
Finally the bridge has gone PROBLEM SOLVED: The footbridge at the end of Taaffe Street, Kaitaia was finally dismantled on Monday.
Statoil warned of 'unrelenting campaign'
What was planned as a workshop to discuss future plans of Statoil marine exploration off the Far North's west coast in Kaitaia on Monday deteriorated into open hostility.
Meth dealer jailed for 19 years
A 47-year-old unemployed Whangape man has been jailed for 19 years for his part in a major methamphetamine operation that was put out of business by police in 2012.
Respectable effort at nationals
Local dartists returned from Rotorua where they once again boxed above their weight while representing the district.
Excellent elite level efforts
A trio of Kaitaia gymnasts have achieved some excellent results at elite level while competing in Auckland competition over the past few weeks.
Fond farewell for Kaikohe's 'old girl'
Memories flowed like cold beer in the old public bar when more than 70 people, including many a former patron, gathered at Friday's farewell for the Kaikohe Hotel.
Computer fraudsters targeting the elderly
The scam itself is familiar, but fraudsters offering to fix a computer problem may now be deliberately targeting the elderly.
A difficult job done well
The first thing that happens when someone who works for the police achieves a service milestone is that someone with rank pulls out their personal file.
Rain no problem for Kaitaia run/ walk
Damp and cool conditions proved to be no problem for the 430 entrants in the Juken NZ Kaitaia Run/Walk
Kelvin Davis lets rip at Dotcom
Labour's Te Tai Tokerau candidate Kelvin Davis has delivered a broadside at Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom.
Ratepayer pigeons come home to roost
Raw sewage overflows from Kaitaia's wastewater system dozens of times a year thanks to years of neglect.