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Harsh lesson for Hone

A complaint will be lodged with the Far North District Council over the dumping of spoil at the junction of State Highway 10 and Kohumaru Road.

A 65-year-old Far North man was remanded on bail without plea when he appeared before Judge Murray Hunt in the Kaitaia District Court last week.

No one was sure whether the sou-westerly blast that stripped the iron roof off a house in Awanui on Saturday evening was a tornado.

Former Kaitaia Intermediate School principal Kelvin Davis beat Mana founder Hone Harawira to win Te Tai Tokerau in Saturday's general election.

It's already been another full-on year of football for Cameron Hansford and it's far from over yet.

The 90 Mile Beach Surfcasting Club's summer season got off to a good start after a recess over the winter period.

Jaysha was born a healthy baby, but at four weeks old she was shaken by her father, and from that moment her life changed forever.

A classic, out-of-print photograph taken of an anti-war protest more than 40 years ago is being sold to raise money for the victims of a much more recent conflict.

A police Facebook page is nabbing up to five Northland criminals a week, and notching up a success rate of about 95 per cent, according to a senior Far North officer.

New Zealand's top darts competitors, Brian and Jo Steed dominated their divisions at the Far North Darts Association's annual men's and ladies' singles championships.

Students from the Kaitaia dojo represented with distinction at the annual Kiaido Ryu Martial Arts Club's combat/ grading tournament in Thames earlier this month.

Enough gloom, here's Sucky

Two months after a falling tree crushed her house and left her pinned to a chair, Kaitaia woman Ivy Cramond is enjoying her new home.

Kaitaia Work and Income staff held a service at Te Ahu on Friday for two Ashburton colleagues killed by a gunman on September 1.

Far North police have been contacted by at least 35 people following last week's arrest of Main Street Lodge owner Michael Harris.

A major community project is underway to save one of Northland's most precious forests before it's too late.

In defence of truckies

Demolition workers at the old Kaikohe Hotel have discovered a long-forgotten cellar under the floorboards - but hopes of finding a stash of vintage whiskey have been dashed.

A Kaikohe teenager has proven that being a young mum is no barrier to academic success by winning a prestigious speech contest.

Two Northland environmental groups say swamp kauri mining in the Far North is pushing a rare native orchid toward extinction.

A Mana organiser says he wants to shake the hand of the vandal who bowled a row of billboards for the extra publicity the attack has given his party.

A Kaitaia backpackers' lodge owner has been accused of stupefying young travellers with prescription drugs before indecently assaulting them and making intimate videos.

MOUNTAIN MEN

Ahipara brothers Sergio and Kalani Hansen have been named as the Far North representatives in 2014 Northland team.

Roads, jobs and wages were three of the key issues emerging from a candidates meeting in Kawakawa just two weeks out from the general election.

Sticking to principles

How much would you be willing to pay for a new indoor, heated swimming pool in your ward?

Volunteer firefighters and early-morning workers are being praised for saving one of Paihia's most historic buildings.