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'S...., this is the real thing'
So a Kaitaia man thought moments after he took action to foil, then catch, three people who burgled a neighbour's home last week.
So a Kaitaia man thought moments after he took action to foil, then catch, three people who burgled a neighbour's home last week.
It's very hot in Kawakawa in February as the historic rail station hosts an afternoon of music
The fledgling Far North Cavy Club will host a pet show and most things fluffy and cuddly, along with some not so much, will be very welcome.
Many of the Far North's most talented junior sportsfolk are once again facing the long and cold road into winter to play the sport they love.
SO there he was, The Offsider, headbanging himself into a virtual standstill before an AC/DC covers band at a local pub on Saturday night.
A long-serving member of the Kaitaia Volunteer Fire Brigade is farewelled.
Kaitaia Veterinary Services and TopVets have launched an agricultural scholarship in memory of the late Heath Harris.
Friday night fighting returned to downtown Kaitaia as the Howling Wolves' March Madness boxing and kickboxing tournament took place at 103 Gym Central last week.
Stars of New Zealand's sporting and music worlds spent the day at a small Far North school recently, as the forerunners of what is hoped will become a regular event.
The death last week of Murray Rae, one of the original Te Ahu trustees and who was elected to Te Hiku Community Board last year, was described by Mayor John Carter as a huge loss to the North.
The Far North is still home to a thriving cannabis cultivating industry judging by Operation Lucy, which wound up last week.
Dr Lance O'Sullivan confessed to being more nervous at Friday's civic reception at Te Ahu in Kaitaia, in recognition of his being named New Zealander of the Year, than he was immediately prior to receiving the award.
The true identity of Ironman has been revealed and it's not some fictional character - as in the case of billionaire playboy, industrialist, and ingenious engineer Tony Stark - but Jill Bloggs!
Organisers of a successful junior tennis programme in Kaitaia said plans are in place to grow the event to cater to the unprecedented and overwhelming demand they experienced last summer.
Northland duck hunters have been assured that there has been no reduction in the length of the season for mallards that will begin on Saturday, May 3.
The 59-year-old French tourist who was driving the car that crashed into a motorcycle on Inland Road on February 11 will serve two months' home detention at a Whangarei address before he goes home.
Police have closed what an experienced officer yesterday described as one of the biggest indoor cannabis-cultivating operations found in Northland.
The owners of New Zealand's oldest service station, in Russell, have said a firm no to selling cigarettes and tobacco, and have won two awards for their stance.
There isn't much difference between taking a tumble on ice or concrete, so new national ice hockey rep Jessi Scott says.
More than 30 players from throughout the district took part in a fun tournament at Broadwood Area School's new covered outdoor facility.
Two people, two bikes, two islands, two weeks and more than 2000 kilometres.
Te Tai Tokerau MP and Mana Party leader Hone Harawira has rejected any suggestion that he might be about to join forces with Kim Dotcom.
It pays to read the Northland Age. Rena Parangi will attest to that.
The Ahipara Komiti Takutaimoana has received good and bad news about its efforts to restore paua beds at Tauroa (Reef Point), west of Ahipara.