Images sent in from The Northland Age readers of the storm that hit the Far North area on Tuesday July 8, 2014

There has been "widespread damage" across Northland overnight, with flooding, power outages, and wind damage caused by a storm which is still raging.

Football

Momentum is starting to build for the fundraising campaign to help Brooke Ah Sam get to California at the end of this month and compete at an international crossfit event.

Marine mammal expert has raised concerns that whales and dolphins may be endangered by sonar and seismic exploration for deep sea oil in Statoil's permit zone off Northland.

All together now

The royal treatment

The Houhora Riding Settlers' and Ratepayers' Association has launched another bid to spare Houhora Harbour from continued over-exploitation.

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."

100 people, including associate Housing Minister Tariana Turia, gathered at the He Korowai Trust housing project in Kaitaia for the launch of He Whare huru He Oranga Tngata - The Mori housing strategy.

Furniture Court Kerikeri has a new show room, now situated in the main shopping area, Klinac Lane beside Lighting Plus in Waipapa.

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

Do as you're told

If anyone in Kaitaia's retail sector deserves to be regarded as a legend it is probably David Panther.

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.