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GP makes final three for national accolade
Kaitaia GP Dr Lance O'Sullivan is one of three finalists for the 2014 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Award, which will be presented on February 26.
Daylight robbers 'bold, brazen and stupid'
A Kaitaia police officer has labelled the two people who robbed the Korner Dairy, in Pukepoto Road Kaitaia, late on Monday afternoon as bold, brazen and stupid.
Opononi i-Site claim doesn't wash
A working group established to find a solution to the Hokianga i-Site debacle is not convinced a Far North District Council decision to lease the visitor information centre to the local grocer can't be undone.
Anger over beach campers
Tokerau Beach might have been paradise for some this summer but many locals weren't impressed to see the council reserve at the end of Ramp Road turned into a camping ground.
More of the Best Quotes of 2013
SO there he was, The Offsider, delivering more of his favourite and most interesting quotes he'd reported on or otherwise heard and seen during 2013 ...
Massive tuna almost an NZ record for Jo
Paihia woman Jo Henwood came close to setting a New Zealand record with a monster big-eye tuna on Saturday.
Tom Cruise doesn't call at Hihi
Tom Cruise did not call in at Hihi last week. Nor did anyone else from Hollywood, despite anything Colin Salt might have said.
Action on walkways long overdue
Former Far North District councillor and Te Hiku Community Board chairman Dennis Bowman was not surprised to learn last week that Kaitaia woman Sharleen Edmonds was unhappy with the state of Kaitaia's walkways
Ever-loving ambrose at Oruaiti a winner
Oruaiti fundraiserSome good golf and some not-so-good was the order of the day at the Oruaiti School's annual ambrose golf fundraising tournament
Les Bore: Around the world by kite
Having virtually travelled around the world by kite over the past six months, Ahipara man Les Bore should be able to dine out on stories of his adventures for some time.
More rescue recruits
the third and last of three whale rescue training sessions organised by Far North Whale Rescue, following good turnouts at Tapotupotu on Friday and Maitai Bay on Saturday.
Students will share their findings
Three university students who have been granted scholarships to conduct research in the Kaitaia area over summer will present their findings at Kaitaia Hospital (Te Waka Hauora)
Nappies, needles, glass - who cares?
Kaitaia woman Sharleen Edmonds doesn't know whose job it is to maintain the between-streets walkways in Kaitaia, and she isn't waiting to find out.
Grateful gran looking for angel
The grandmother of a five-year-old Kaitaia girl who was critically injured in a crash in the Bay of Islands last week is seeking the "angel" who gave her granddaughter a chance of survival.
Families return for a special birthday
Thursday last week was the 200th birthday of Captain William Butler, the man who built the home on what is now Butler Point, across the harbour from Mangonui.
Add Stefan's name to list of emerging artists
He's about to begin pursuing a degree in architecture at Auckland University, but 18-year-old Stefan Burrows has already well and truly added his name to the list of talented Far North artists.
i-Site debacle raising hackles
Assurances from Mayor John Carter that a place will be found for the North Hokianga i-Site at Opononi have not placated the locals.
The burglars win in Kaikohe
A young Kaikohe couple have conceded defeat to the burglars who have broken into their cafe "countless times" since they opened it three years ago, and show no sign of giving up.
Midnight match kick-starts 2014
The first football trophy contested on planet Earth in 2014 has been won by a team with the curious moniker of Kick His Ass Seabass.
Northland heads to NZ titles in good heart
Selectors took an extended squad of 14 to the Bay of Plenty to help finalise 12 players for the 2014 Bailey's National Sevens in Rotorua this coming weekend.
Venerable vehicles have their day again
Hordes converged on Taipa's Eastern United Rugby Club field on a blisteringly-hot Saturday for the Far North's Vintage Car Club's 2014 Autospectacular.
'Miracle' a needless tragedy
Marion Duncan's memories of the 'Miracle of Heathrow' (Northland Age January 7) were of particular interest to retired British Airways pilot Derek Ellis.
Forebears gone - and forgotten?
Auckland man Bruce Groves travels north several times every year to tend to the graves of his relatives in Kaitaia's public cemetery.