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Editorial Tuesday September 2, 2014

Tears before bedtime

Letter to the Editor Tuesday September 2, 2014

We can do it

Protest assertion 'absolute rubbish'

Claims that Broadwood Area School students had helped overturn tables at last month's meeting with Statoil representatives has been rejected by principal Pani Hauraki as "absolute rubbish".

Torrential rain falls once again

Many Far Northerners will be hoping that spring, which officially began yesterday, brings a change in the weather.

Bomb squad called to fatal fire

A Defence Force bomb squad was called to a Mangataipa Road, Mangamuka property in the wake of a fatal house fire.

Letter to the Editor Thursday August 28, 2014

For the first time since licensing began in this country, a local authority now has the power to determine how the liquor industry serves the community so that the least harm is created by both the sale and hours of consumption.

Well-drilled students take on cross country

Runners from Paparore, Abundant Life, Oturu, Pukemiro, Awanui and Pompallier primary schools took part in the Central Zone cross country championships which were held on Heather Jones' farm on West Coast Road last Friday. Beach.

Northland begins Roller Mills

For 22 Northland primary school players aged under 13 and weighing under 57kg, the moment has arrived to wear the provincial club rugby jersey with pride and passion for the first time.

The war against alcohol has begun

Community leaders in Kaikohe are calling on the Far North District Council to limit the number of liquor outlets in the town, and the district as a whole, and their opening hours, saying they contribute to crime, violence and poverty.

Alcohol policy 'doesn't go far enough'

The Far North District Council's draft policy, allowing for an unlimited number of off-licence premises in Kaikohe, and throughout the district, had little if any community support according to the Kaikohe Church Leaders' Forum.

Another slap from Mother Nature

It was nowhere near as protracted, or as damaging, as last month's storm, but last week's one-in-50-year downpour brought more slips and road closures in the Far North, already facing a $30 million roading repair bill after July's battering.

A story for our time

William Guy (Guy) Macpherson was a complicated man. He was a product of his upbringing, a little out of the ordinary perhaps, his parents, who were extraordinary characters, and the huge pressures faced by his generation.

US trip provides great experience

A combination of sunstroke, heat exhaustion and food poisoning derailed any plans Brooke Ah Sam held of doing well at the Teen Gauntlet Gathering in San Diego last month.

Expect Fireworxs at finals day this Saturday

Expect stocks of green and black face paint to be in high demand in Kaitaia shops this weeks as supporters and players from the top two teams in Mangonui senior club rugby go head to head in the Battle for the Bell Shield at Arnold Rae Park this Saturday.

Creative dream nurtured in the North

As a boy, Paul Marshall Slade (Ngapuhi, Ngati Kahu) dreamed of carving pieces like those he saw at the Auckland Museum, and a move to the Far North more than 30 years ago helped make that dream a reality.

Letter to the Editor Thursday August 21, 2014

An oily question Here we are, a small group of two islands in the South Pacific, self-reliant on what we can export, from dairy products and produce. In real terms we aren't a rich country, but....

Surprised, confused, but not afraid

A Norwegian oil executive was surprised and confused when a protester began overturning tables at a hui in Kaitaia last week, but did not fear for his safety.

Long and faithful service

Two Far North District Council employees who have each clocked up 20 years of work for the organisation have been formally recognised for their long service.