Build your own

Victim Support has stepped up a notch in the very Far North with the appointment of Sandra Joe as a paid field officer, to lead the volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The major upset in the opening week of the 2013 NAKFA (Northland Age Kaitaia Football Association) 7-a-side summer soccer tournament saw the defending champions callously swept aside in the last round of the evening's play.

Talk to your kids

An elderly couple in the process of renovating their house at Kareponia may well have neighbours to thank for the fact that they still have a home.

The Mangonui Haulage driver was trapped in the cab of his truck by his feet with the steering wheel against his chest until a Kaitaia Fire Brigade crew cut him out.

Far North Mayor-elect John Carter has vowed to talk to police about the signs the community should be looking for to identify those who might do children harm.

The Bay of Islands is a playground for boaties and if you don't have your own boat you may think you're missing out a little bit.

Nurseryman Tim Edgecombe is IN the process of completing a total redevelopment of his retail business on Kapiro Rd.

Who would have thought that one day a Hyundai would be considered a luxury car?

Dig not very deep with Dave Dobbyn and you find he has quite an affinity with the Bay of Islands and the Far North.

Yannick Le Nenaon become just the fourth woman in the world to sail solo around it.

A series of narrow escapes from sleepout fires has firefighters urging home owners to install smoke alarms in garages and other outbuildings where people sleep.

A special week

Why Len matters

Mike Burrows has been more than just the station manager for St John at Cooper's Beach for the last 11 years.

Far North firefighters have scored some great saves over the years, but few would match their successful defence of Sarah Watson's home at Te Reinga Bay, near Hihi, last week.

Claims that some log truck drivers are ignoring speed limits on the Aupouri Peninsula became more than anecdotal last week

Joe Palmer won the 21st Northern Queen Motel Surfing Championship Trophy in light to moderate sized left-handers at Ahipara on Sunday and received a brand new Weber surfboard for his efforts.

The two teams representing Northland at the annual Weir Rosebowl tournament - for players under 12 - at St Peters in Cambridge last week both performed with distinction

Faith restored

The first census figures released this week suggest Kerikeri is becoming the Far North's Auckland.

Some Far North land owners have been shocked to see their property values plummet in the latest three-yearly QV valuations.