Wet Wet Wet

The Jennian Homes SBL and TTT Classic kicked off after a long break with games played on both Friday and Saturday.

Ideal conditions and a positive attitude enabled the first Surf's Up event of the summer at Ahipara on Saturday to become a major success.

An Oruru teenager who abandoned his grievously injured passenger after crashing his car, then told police he had been robbed of the vehicle at gunpoint, was severely criticised by Judge Greg Davis in the Kaitaia District Court.

Still missing the point

Umbrage taken

Fishermen in the Bay of Islands are being asked to keep a look out for a young hammerhead shark by the name of Orokawa.

Two of the three remaining contenders to succeed Police Commissioner Peter Marshall have strong Far North connections.

Te Wakameninga o nga hapu Ngapuhi spokesman Bryce Smith has been hearing rumours that Ngapuhi who are working in Australia's mining industry are being encouraged to return to the North

Green Party MPs David Clendon and Eugenie Sage hosted a well-attended meeting and discussions in Kerikeri last week on the Local Government Commission's reorganisation proposal for Northland.

Kaitaia woman Jenni Clarke was in love with her 1991 Mitsubishi Proton car. She had paid $1500 for it, "$25 a week forever," and once told its previous owners that they should have asked for more.

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

An elderly Kaitaia couple were not home when an out-of-control car smashed into their bedroom on Sunday morning, to the relief of police and emergency services.

The driver of a small tour bus that was inundated by the tide on 90 Mile Beach last year has been cleared of fault.

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 ...

Paihia woman Jo Henwood came close to setting a New Zealand record with a monster big-eye tuna on Saturday.