A Kaitaia man has accused a main street business operator of breaking his word over the continued sale of 'legal highs.'

A Kaitaia cricket umpire is in line to be named New Zealand's most popular on-field official in the Specsavers' Favourite [amateur] Cricket Umpire competition.

The main winners from the Doubtless Bay Fishing Contest and Auction prizegiving held at the Mangonui Fire Station grounds on Saturday and Sunday of Auckland Anniversary Weekend

FINE FORMATION: The Northland Area Team which placed 3rd overall in the New Zealand Pony Club Dressage Championships in Taupo

Four Far North cyclists joined an elite group of two-wheeled aficionados who can claim to have cycled from the bottom of New Zealand to the top.

Complimentary ERO reports are not uncommon in the Far North, but Kids Kingdom at Awanui has achieved a benchmark that only one other institution in Northland has made.

Call of the wild

A Kiwi thing

A 21-year-old Cooper's Beach man was remanded in custody yesterday on charges arising from a shooting at Kohumaru, south of Mangonui, on Saturday.

Far North paddlers scored a number of top places and also secured unforgettable experiences at the 25th annual waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro last week.

A large crowd of local players converged upon Houhora to take part in the Any Combination 2x4x2 Tournament last month

It's our kids

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

A parallel universe

Firefighters from Kaitaia and Houhora had no chance of saving a small house at Kaimaumau from total destruction on Saturday evening.

The next time the Far North is hit by a major fire, disaster or whale stranding, emergency workers won't have to huddle in the cabs of their utes

Tom Cruise did not call in at Hihi last week. Nor did anyone else from Hollywood, despite anything Colin Salt might have said.

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

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

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.

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.

Spot the difference

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)

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.

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.