Everything about the Far North is a new experience for the new officer in charge at the Mangonui police station.

Peter De Verus, who wrote, produced, directed and acted in the film, hosted a screening of the short film No Cigar for local cast members.

Three wins from three fights for the three young fighters representing the Kaeo Boxing Club at the Supercity Boxing Gym tournament in Manukau.

Once again, the Northland's sub unions are preparing to do battle in the annual Northland Primary Schools Rugby event, the Taniwha Shield.

The feedback from outside cyclists who took part in the Cape 2 Kaitaia (C2K) road cycle ride on June 21 has overwhelmed organisers of the event.

Punishment enough

A packed house at St Joseph's Church in Kaitaia on Sunday ensured that Father Sean O'Connor celebrated his 50th jubilee as a priest in good company.

The Kaitaia CIB is challenging Kaitaia to help catch the person who robbed Coast 2 Coast bakery on Sunday morning.

"I get threatened with violence, and I get death threats, but when somebody starts taking shots at my office then that's another matter altogether."

There must be some sort of strategy discussion before potential Birdmen and Birdwomen jump off the wharf and sail through the air at the annual Birdman Festival in Russell.

Living this far north means having to travel to Auckland occasionally and if you don't have rellies or friends to stay with there's a scramble to find somewhere to sleep and eat.

A young woman who admits she is scared of chooks is now running a free range chicken farm that's home to hundreds and hundreds of the little twittering critters.

A couple of years ago the Kaeo Post Office building on the little town's main street was spruced up. Out of those celebrations has come a book written by local author Fiona Craig.

As the Mad Butcher is to meat and Michael Hill is to jewellery, Mike Pero is the high profile and literal front face of the companies he started.

A Bay of Islands College student is having a year to remember after recently being named the New Zealand U16 AFL Player of the Year and selected to captain the NZ U16 team.

The children of Mission Place Kindergarten are getting a head start in the basics of rugby, netball, football and bat-and-ball styled games.

Three weapons believed to have been gifted by the Ngapuhi chief Hongi Hika to missionary James Kemp were last week unveiled in a new display befitting their significance.

World of their own

The Far North District Council is supporting an investigation of its activities by the Serious Fraud Office, announced yesterday by Mayor John Carter.

Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of a bakery in Kaitaia's main street early on Sunday morning.

In winning a sudden-death showdown in dramatic come-from-behind fashion, Northland College has earned the right to represent the province.

SO there he was, The Offsider, watching as a rotten apple nearly spoiled the bunch.......

It's far from a secret society, but much of the work that has been done by the Kaitaia Rotary Club over the past six decades has probably gone unremarked upon by most of the town's citizens.

Tamariki first

Shelley Sullivan is back home in Kaitaia, and back in front of her class at Pamapuria School, but still bubbling with the excitement of her latest foray to Uganda, her first in five years.

A new policing team, charged with nipping crime in the bud, has scored some impressive results.

Police are once again urging motorists to be particularly vigilant over the dark, wet winter months, and calling on farmers to ensure their fences are secure after three crashes in the Far North in 24 hours.

HELL FOR LEATHER

The Mangonui Netball Centre took five age-grade teams to the first representative tournament of the winter season at Northcote earlier this month.

Matariki, which signals the Maori new year, has traditionally been a time to reflect on those who have passed and celebrate life, culture, language and the forthcoming year.